Heracleum sphondylium

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; L.
Synonyms
	Homotypic synonyms Pastinaca sphondylium (L.) Calest. ; Sphondylium vulgare Gray ; ; Heterotypic synonyms Heracleum australe f. wendtioides Murb. ; Heracleum sphondylium var. macrocarpum Lange ; ;

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. It is native to most of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa, but is introduced in North America and elsewhere. Other common names include cow parsnip (not to be confused with Heracleum maximum of North America) or eltrot (which may refer to other species).^[3] The flowers provide a great deal of nectar for pollinators.

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^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Heracleum sphondylium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

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[3] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Heracleum sphondylium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

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