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hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium, commonly known as hogweed, common hogweed or cow parsnip, is a herbaceous perennial or biennial plant, in the umbelliferous family Apiaceae that includes fennel, cow parsley, ground elder and giant hogweed. It is native to Europe and Asia. The common name eltrot may also be applied, but is not specific to this species. Umbelliferous plants are so named because of the umbrella-like arrangement of flowers they produce. The North American species Heracleum maximum (also...
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.412
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.84
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.411
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.86
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.574
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.518
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.963
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.325
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 163682.