Heracleum sphondylium

Heracleum sphondylium commonly called Common hogweed or Cow parsnip is a herbaceous plant in the family Apiaceae native to Europe and Asia.[1]

Heracleum sphondylium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Heracleum
Species:
H. sphondylium
Binomial name
Heracleum sphondylium
Subspecies and varieties

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Subspecies and varieties

These are subspecies and varieties accepted by Plants of the World Online.[2]

  • Heracleum sphondylium subsp. algeriense
  • Heracleum sphondylium subsp. alpinum
  • Heracleum moellendorffii var. moellendorffii

References

  1. ↑ Matarrese, Eleonora; Renna, Massimiliano (2023-02-11). "Prospects of Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium L.) as a New Horticultural Crop for Food and Non-Food Uses: A Review". Horticulturae. 9 (2): 246. doi:10.3390/horticulturae9020246. ISSN 2311-7524.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ↑ "Heracleum sphondylium L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
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