Heracleum maximum
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Heracleum maximum, commonly known as cow parsnip, is the only member of the genus Heracleum native to North America. It is also known as American cow-parsnip, Satan celery, Indian celery, Indian rhuba
Heracleum lanatum from High Trail
The leaves are up to 40 cm (16 in) across and divided into lobes.
The seeds are 8–12 mm (5⁄16–1⁄2 in) long and 5–8 mm (3⁄16–5⁄16 in) wide.
Heracleum maximum Bart. Batiscan River banks, Quebec
Heracleum sphondylium
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Heracleum sphondylium, commonly known as hogweed or common hogweed, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, which includes fennel, cow parsley, ground elder and giant hogweed. I
Heracleum maximum
…poison hemlock, wild parsnip, and species of the genus Angelica. The Plant List (which was last updated in 2013) classified H. maximum, H. lanatum, and H. sphondylium subsp. montanum as distinct species. According to both the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) or the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS…
Heracleum sphondylium Berenklauw
Close-up of H. sphondylium flowers
Heracleum sphondylium fruit
Drawing of Heracleum sphondylium, showing the heart-shaped schizocarp (fruit)