Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum) on May 14, 2024

Originally reported as Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

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Description of specimen

Plant: +6ft tall flowering plants, with white umbels, serrated leaves, and purple blotches and spines on stem.
Only some specimens exhibit characteristic purple blisters and spines, possibly mixed bed with native lookalikes.

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