Hogweed or common hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
About
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. The flowers provide a great deal of nectar for pollinators.
- Family
- Apiaceae
How to use it
Hogweed can be beneficial in gardens as it attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies, which are essential for plant reproduction. Its large leaves can also provide shade for smaller plants, creating a diverse garden ecosystem.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Heracleum sphondylium
- Slug
- heracleum-sphondylium
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Heracleum
- Species
- sphondylium
- Wikidata QID
- Q752675
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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