| Accepted name: |
Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Giant Hogweed
Giant Cow-parsnip
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| French names: |
Berce du Caucase
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HHERMA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The plants of this and other species of the genus contain high amounts of furanocoumarins, which have carcinogenic, mutagenic and phytotoxic effects. It became a dangerous invasive weed in some regions, like in parts of Europe (British Isles, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic).(1) |
| Key Characters: |
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