Heracleum (plant)
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Heracleum is a genus of biennial and perennial herbs in the carrot family Apiaceae. They are found throughout the temperate northern hemisphere and in high mountains as far south as Ethiopia. Common names for the genus or its species include hogweed[2] and cow parsnip.[3][4]
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Heracleum | |
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Heracleum sphondylium | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Apioideae |
Tribe: | Tordylieae |
Subtribe: | Tordyliinae |
Genus: | Heracleum L. |
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The genus name Heracleum was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[4] It derives from the Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειος (Hērákleios) "of Heracles", referring to the mythological hero.