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Forb
Perennial
Non-native: Caucasus Mountains
Documented growing wild in
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NC
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Rare
Look for it in disturbed areas, pastures, per Weakley's Flora
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This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
SC List of Regulated Pest Plant Species, 2017
USDA Federal Noxious Weed List, 093014
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Compound
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
White
5-merous
Inferior ovary
Flowers in compound umbels
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of two mericarps
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Apiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Heracleum mantegazzianum
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heracleum mantegazzianum
FAMILY
Apiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Giant Hogweed
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