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Heracleum maximum W.Bartram

Common cowparsnip (en), Berce laineuse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Heracleum

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 8-8
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The flowers and leaf stalks are peeled and eaten fresh.
Uses animal food dye fiber fodder food forage insecticide medicinal poison psychoactive drink silage
Edible flowers leaves shoots stems
Therapeutic use Witchcraft Medicine (bark), Dermatological Aid (flower), Cold Remedy (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Orthopedic Aid (leaf), Throat Aid (leaf), Eye Medicine (leaf), Analgesic (leaf), Analgesic (root), Antirheumatic (External) (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Orthopedic Aid (root), Pulmonary Aid (root), Antirheumatic (Internal) (root), Throat Aid (root), Toothache (root), Venereal Aid (root), Witchcraft Medicine (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Hunting Medicine (root), Poison (root), Unspecified (root), Gynecological Aid (root), Pediatric Aid (root), Misc. Disease Remedy (root), Cathartic (root), Tonic (root), Cold Remedy (root), Eye Medicine (root), Cough Medicine (root), Tuberculosis Remedy (root), Internal Medicine (root), Urinary Aid (root), Ceremonial Medicine (root), Disinfectant (root), Antidiarrheal (root), Analgesic (seed), Hunting Medicine (seed), Misc. Disease Remedy (shoot), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Antidiarrheal (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Misc. Disease Remedy (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified), Hunting Medicine (unspecified), Witchcraft Medicine (unspecified), Anticonvulsive (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gum (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Palpitation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Heracleum maximum leaf picture by kirstee harper (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Heracleum maximum world distribution map, present in Canada, France, Japan, and United States of America

Conservation status

Heracleum maximum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:843087-1
WFO ID wfo-0001068396
COL ID 8V8QB
BDTFX ID 102032
INPN ID 761992
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Heracleum inperpastum Heracleum maximum Heracleum tsurugisanense Sphondylium lanatum Pastinaca lanata Heracleum sphondylium subsp. lanatum Heracleum sphondylium var. lanatum Heracleum sphondylium var. tsurugisanense Heracleum douglasii
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