Hogweed

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Heracleum, the hogweeds, is a genus of about 60 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of biennial and perennial herbs in the carrot family Apiaceae). They are found throughout the temperate northern hemisphere and high mountains as far south as Ethiopia.

Major species include:

Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum A native of the Caucasus Mountains, grows to 4-5m tall, and can cause severe dermatitis if the sap gets on human skin. It has become a serious invasive weed in many areas of Europe and North America, after being introduced as a garden plant.
Common Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Cow Parsnip Heracleum lanatum (synonyms: Heracleum sphondylium subsp. montanum, Heracleum maximum).

Species

Note that this is a full list of the 187 names described in the genus; the majority of these names are treated as synonyms of earlier-described species by most botanists.

Heracleum aconitifolium
Heracleum acuminatum
Heracleum afghanicum
Heracleum albovii
Heracleum algeriense
Heracleum alpinum
Heracleum amanum
Heracleum amplissimum
Heracleum anatolicum
Heracleum angustilobatum
Heracleum anisactis

Heracleum antasiaticum
Heracleum apiifolium
Heracleum arcticum
Heracleum armoricum
Heracleum artvinense
Heracleum asperum
Heracleum austriacum
Heracleum bailletianum
Heracleum basvicum
Heracleum bhutanicum
Heracleum biternatum
Heracleum brevivittatum
Heracleum brignoliaefolia
Heracleum brunonis
Heracleum calcareum
Heracleum candolleanum
Heracleum canescens
Heracleum carneiflorum
Heracleum caspicum
Heracleum ceretanum
Heracleum chloranthum
Heracleum circassicum
Heracleum colchicum
Heracleum coreanum
Heracleum crenatifolium
Heracleum cuneiforme
Heracleum cyclocarpum
Heracleum dalgadianum
Heracleum daralaghezicum
Heracleum davisii
Heracleum deqenense
Heracleum dichotoma
Heracleum dissectifolium
Heracleum egrissicum
Heracleum fargesii
Heracleum forrestii
Heracleum freynianum
Heracleum giganteum
Heracleum gorganicum
Heracleum granatense
Heracleum grandiflorum
Heracleum grossheimii
Heracleum hemsleyanum
Heracleum henryi
Heracleum hookerianum
Heracleum hypoleucum
Heracleum idae
Heracleum incanum
Heracleum inexpectatum
Heracleum inperpastum
Heracleum insigne
Heracleum isopetalum
Heracleum jacquemontii
Heracleum jugatum
Heracleum kansuense
Heracleum kingdoni
Heracleum lallemantii
Heracleum lanatum: Cow Parsnip
Heracleum lehmannianum
Heracleum leichtlini
Heracleum leskovii
Heracleum ligusticifolium
Heracleum likiangense
Heracleum mandenovae
Heracleum mantegazzianum: Giant Hogweed
Heracleum marashicum
Heracleum massyciticum
Heracleum microcarpum
Heracleum millefolium
Heracleum minimum
Heracleum moellendorffii
- Heracleum moellendorffii var. paucivittatum
- Heracleum moellendorffii var. sagenifolium
Heracleum montanum
Heracleum morifolium
Heracleum multibracteatum
Heracleum nanum
Heracleum nepalense
Heracleum nyalamense
Heracleum obtusifolium
Heracleum olgae
Heracleum oreocharis
Heracleum orphanidis
Heracleum ossethicum
Heracleum pachyrhizum
Heracleum palmatilobum
Heracleum palmatum
Heracleum panaces
Heracleum paniculatum
Heracleum paphlagonicum
Heracleum pastinaca
Heracleum pastinacifolium
Heracleum pedatum
Heracleum persicum
Heracleum peshmeniana
Heracleum pimpinellifolium
Heracleum pinda
Heracleum pinnatum
Heracleum platytaenium
Heracleum polyadenum
Heracleum propinquum
Heracleum pubescens
Heracleum pulchrum
Heracleum pyrenaicum
Heracleum rapula
Heracleum rawianum
Heracleum rechingeri
Heracleum rigens
Heracleum scabridum
Heracleum scabrum
Heracleum schansianum
Heracleum schelkovnikowii
Heracleum setosum
Heracleum siamicum
Heracleum sibiricum
Heracleum simplicifolium
Heracleum smithii
Heracleum sommieri
Heracleum sosnowskyi
Heracleum souliei
Heracleum spathiphyllum
Heracleum speciosum
Heracleum sphondylium: Common Hogweed
- Heracleum sphondylium var. fontqueri
Heracleum sprengelianum
Heracleum stenopteroides
Heracleum stenopterum
Heracleum steveni
Heracleum strelkovi
Heracleum subglabrum
Heracleum subtomentellum
Heracleum sumatranum
Heracleum tabuchii
Heracleum taylori
Heracleum tenuevittatum
Heracleum ternatum
Heracleum thomsoni
Heracleum tiliifolium
Heracleum trachycarpum
Heracleum trachyloma
Heracleum transcaucasicum
Heracleum tuberosum
Heracleum turugisanense
Heracleum umbellatum
Heracleum umbonatum
Heracleum verrucosum
Heracleum verticillatum
Heracleum vescens
Heracleum vicinum
Heracleum villosum
Heracleum viscosum
Heracleum wenchuanense
Heracleum wolongense
Heracleum woodii
Heracleum xiaojinense
Heracleum yoshii
Heracleum yungningense
Heracleum yunnanense
Heracleum zozimioides

Reference

The International Plant Names Index

External links

ITIS 29669