Apiaceae
Giant hogweed
Heracleum mantegazzianum
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Heracleum
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Common names
By language (41)
- Arabic
- هرقلية مانتغازية
- arz
- هرقليه مانتغازيه
- Bosnian
- Gigantski svinjski korov
- Bulgarian
- Девисил
- Catalan
- Berce du caucase
- Chinese
- 大豕草
- Croatian
- Divovski svinjski korov
- Czech
- Bolševník velkolepý
- Danish
- Kæmpe-Bjørneklo
- Dutch
- Reuzenberenklauw, Reuzebereklauw, Reuzenbereklauw
- English
- Giant hogweed, Cartwheel-flower, Giant cow parsley, Giant cow parsnip, Giant hog weed, Giant Russian hogweed, Hogsbane, Wild parsnip
- Estonian
- Hiid-karuputk
- Finnish
- Kaukasianjättiputki, Kaukasian jättiputki
- French
- Berce des prés, Berce du Caucase
- Georgian
- Მანტეგაცის დიყი
- German
- Riesen-Bärenklau, Berce du caucase, Herkuleskraut, Herkulesstaude, Riesenbärenklau
- Hungarian
- Kaukázusi medvetalp
- Icelandic
- Tröllahvönn, Tröllajurt
- Indonesian
- Hogweed raksasa, Hogweed raksasa Rusia, Lobak liar, Rhubarb liar
- Irish
- Feabhrán capaill
- Italian
- Panace di Mantegazzi
- Japanese
- ジャイアント・ホグウィード, バイカルハナウド
- Korean
- 만테가지아눔어수리
- Latvian
- Mantegaca latvānis
- Lithuanian
- Mantegacio barštis, Berce du caucase
- Luxembourgish
- Risebiereklo
- Macedonian
- Џиновска мечкина шепа
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kjempebjørnekjeks, Bjønnkjeks, Bjørnkjeks, Kjempebjørnkjeks
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Kjempebjørnekjeks
- os
- Билбатук
- Polish
- Barszcz Mantegazziego, Barszcz kaukaski, Barszcz mantegazyjski, Barszcz Mantegazzyiego
- Russian
- Борщевик Мантегацци, Борщевик Мантегации
- Scottish Gaelic
- Odharan Mòr
- Serbian
- Гигантски свињски коров
- Serbian (Latin)
- Gigantski svinjski korov
- Slovak
- Boľševník obrovský
- Slovenian
- Orjaški dežen
- Spanish
- Peregil gigante, Perejil gigante
- Swedish
- Jätteloka, Berce du caucase, Jättebjörnloka
- Walloon
- Paxhnåde do Cocaze, Grande paxhnåde
- Welsh
- Efwr enfawr
Synonyms
- Heracleum circassicum Manden.
- Heracleum grossheimii Manden.
- Heracleum montegazzianum Sommier & Levier
- Pastinaca mantegaziana Koso-Pol.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 306 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: F. Bemmerlein-Lux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ina Siebert, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Skye Pelliccia, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: anastasiiamerkulova, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mandy Verweij, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: anastasiiamerkulova, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Gross, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: anastasiiamerkulova, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Grossi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Mark Wilkinson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.