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Apiaceae

Golpar

Heracleum persicum Desf. ex Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Heracleum

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Golpar (Heracleum persicum)
FlowerPhoto: Geert Barentsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (22)
Arabic
هرقلية فارسية
arz
هرقليه فارسيه
azb
بالدیرقان
Chinese
波斯独活
Czech
Bolševník perský
Dutch
Perzische berenklauw
English
Golpar, Hogweed, Persian hogweed, Tromsø palm
Estonian
Pärsia karuputk
Finnish
Persianjättiputki, Tromssanpalmu
French
Berce de Perse
German
Golpar
glk
گلپر
Hungarian
Perzsa medvetalp
Icelandic
Tröllakló
Korean
골파르
Malayalam
ഹെരാക്ലിയം പെർസികം
mzn
کولک
Norwegian Bokmål
Tromsøpalme
Norwegian Nynorsk
Tromsøpalme
Persian
گلپر
Slovenian
Perzijski dežen
Swedish
Tromsöloka

Synonyms

  • Heracleum amplissimum Wender.
  • Heracleum carmeli hort. ex Wender.
  • Heracleum glabrescens Boiss. & Hohen.
  • Heracleum pubescens var. laeve Freyn & Sint.
  • Heracleum pubescens var. persicum (Desf. ex Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.) Regel

Flowers

In flower
July (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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). About our plant data.