Calflora
Taxon  Report   9546    
Heracleum maximum  W. Bartram
Common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Heracleum lanatum

Bloom Period
Family: APIACEAE  
Genus: Heracleum

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, (many plant communities)

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

 Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTS: Heracleum lanatum
ICPN: Heracleum sphondylium
PLANTS: Heracleum sphondylium ssp. montanum
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More information about  Heracleum maximum
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (HEMA80)

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images

Consortium of California Herbaria

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2020. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Mar 30, 2020).