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Heracleum

Also known as hogweed, cow parsnip, cow-parsnip

genus of plants

OverviewAI-generated

Heracleum is a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae, belonging to the order Apiales and class Magnoliopsida. The scientific name is Heracleum L., and it is classified within the phylum Tracheophyta. Common names for this taxon include cowparsnip, Berenklauw, 独活属, and dežen. The genus is noted for causing phytophotodermatitis.

The native range of Heracleum includes Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, the Aleutian Islands, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Assam, Austria, and the Baltic States. It has been introduced to regions such as southern Argentina, the Faroe Islands, Haiti, Iceland, northern and southern New Zealand, and Tasmania.

Records of the genus are held by institutions including MICH, US, NHMUK, GH, and CAS, with occurrences documented in Canada, China, Myanmar, India, and the United States. The taxon is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Species

Heracleum

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Baltic States

Observations recorded1,431,894

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 681
With media: 668
Family: Apiaceae
Collections: MICH, US, NHMUK, GH, CAS, ANSP
Recorded in: Canada, China, Myanmar, India, United States, Kenya, Sweden, Pakistan

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Research

369 papers

Heracleum persicum L. extract protects gentamicin-induced testicular toxicity.Avicenna journal of phytomedicine · 2024Khordad E, Akbaribazm M, Hosseini SMDOI: 10.22038/AJP.2024.24347
Heracleum Sosnowskyi Manden.Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM · 2012Jakubowicz O, Żaba C, Nowak G et al.
Heracleum sosnowskyi pyrolysis - Energy and environmental aspects of biochar utilization.Bioresource technology · 2024Świechowski K, Rosik J, Bednik M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131169
Phytochemistry and biological activities of Heracleum persicum: a review.ReviewJournal of integrative medicine · 2018Majidi Z, Sadati Lamardi SNDOI: 10.1016/j.joim.2018.05.004
Does the Invasive Heracleum mantegazzianum Influence Other Species by Allelopathy?Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Gruľová D, Baranová B, Eliašová A et al.DOI: 10.3390/plants13101333
Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. in the Context of Sustainable Development: An Aggressive Invasive Species with Potential for Utilisation in the Extraction of Furanocoumarins and Essential Oils.ReviewJournal of xenobiotics · 2026Osipova ES, Gladkov EA, Tereshonok DVDOI: 10.3390/jox16010006
Biochemistry of microwave controlled Heracleum sosnowskyi (Manden.) roots with an ecotoxicological aspect.Scientific reports · 2024Słowiński K, Grygierzec B, Wajs-Bonikowska A et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65164-4
Heracleum sphondylium L. subsp. sphondylium (Apiaceae) of the Isle of Skye (Scotland): the chemical composition of essential oil from the flowering aerial parts.Natural product research · 2024Porrello A, Merra R, Badalamenti N et al.DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2241147

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Encyclopedic overview

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 and cow parsnip.

The genus name Heracleum was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It derives from the Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειος (Hērákleios) "of Heracles", referring to the mythological hero.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heracleum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.