Land Plants - native

Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum) on Jun 10, 2016

Originally reported as Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

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Description of specimen

Giant hogweed

Commentary

Thank you for your report! Based on the size of the stalk, leaf size and shape, and the size and configuration of the umbels, this is cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum), a common native plant. If you want to learn more about cow parsnip, there's a nice page from UW here: http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Heracleum&Species=maximum

Thanks again for your report, we appreciate you checking!

-Lindsey

Lindsey Wise
July 13, 2016, 2:06 a.m.