Giant hogweed
Heracleum mantegazzianum
Poisonous plant: do not eat any part of it.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Heracleum mantegazzianum
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Continent
- Asia
- Habitat
- Meadow, Wetlands
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- White
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- No special use
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- It is among the tallest herbs in Europe, often reaching around four metres.
- It was brought from the Caucasus to European gardens in the 1800s, and one plant can make tens of thousands of seeds.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q826602 · All plants · All entries