Heracleum Linnaeus. Cow-parsnip, Hogweed.
A genus of about 120-130 species, biennial or perennial herbs, north temperate (and tropical mountains) (Plunkett et al. 2018a).
Ref: Mathias & Constance (1945); Plunkett et al. (2018a) In Kadereit & Bittrich (2018); Poindexter in FNA (in prep.); Yu et al. (2011). Show full citations.
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© Will Stuart | Heracleum maximum | Original Image ⭷
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