Apiaceae
Hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Heracleum
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Common names
By language (44)
- Arabic
- هرقلية سفندوليونية, اقنثة كاذبة, سفندليون, هرقلية نافعة
- arz
- هرقليه سفندوليونيه
- Asturian
- Badulla
- azb
- عادی بالدیرغان
- Azerbaijani
- Adi baldırğan
- Basque
- Urdanaza
- Belarusian
- Баршчэўнік звычайны
- Catalan
- Bellerenca
- Chinese
- 欧独活, 歐獨活, 原独活, 普通猪草, 椎独活, 牛防风, 猪草
- Croatian
- Medvjeđi dlan
- cv
- Ахаль пултран
- Czech
- Bolševník obecný
- Danish
- Almindelig Bjørneklo
- Dutch
- Gewone berenklauw, Gewone bereklauw
- English
- Hogweed, Eltrot, Common hogweed, Cow parsnip
- Esperanto
- Ordinara herakleo
- Estonian
- Euroopa karuputk
- Finnish
- Etelänukonputki, Ukonputki
- French
- Berce commune, Berce commune - patte dours, Berce Sphondyle, Grande Berce
- German
- Wiesen-Bärenklau, Gemeiner Bärenklau, Gewöhnliche Bärenklau, Wiesenbärenklau
- Hungarian
- Közönséges medvetalp
- Icelandic
- Hrossahvönn
- Irish
- Feabhrán
- Italian
- Panace, Spondilio
- Japanese
- ホグウィード, ハナウド, ハナウド属
- Lithuanian
- Lankinis barštis
- Luxembourgish
- Rackebrout, Tuten
- Macedonian
- Мечкина шепа, Обичен свински коров
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kystbjørnekjeks
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Bjørnekjeks, Bjønnkjeks, Heracleus sphondylium
- pcd
- Grant-bibeu, Avérdhiés, Beurèies, Bibreulh, Churs, Chus, Chwéles, Cornaÿe
- Persian
- هویج وحشی گاوی
- Polish
- Barszcz zwyczajny
- Russian
- Борщевик обыкновенный
- Scottish Gaelic
- Odharan
- Serbian
- Медвеђа шапа
- Slovak
- Boľševník borščový
- Slovenian
- Navadni dežen
- Spanish
- Belleraca, Branca-ursina espuria, Cancuera, Copa garbancera, Cornases, Hierba de Hercules, Hierba de Hércules, Talaprados
- Swedish
- Björnloka, Björn loka, Björnfloka, Jätte björn loka, Jätte björnloka, Sibirisk björnloka, Vit björnloka
- Tatar
- Гади балтырган
- Ukrainian
- Борщівник звичайний, Борщівник європейський
- Walloon
- Paxhnåde
- Welsh
- Efwr
Synonyms
- Heracleum angustifolium M.Bieb.
- Heracleum armoricum Boreau ex Nyman
- Pastinaca sphondylium Calest.
- Sphondylium vulgare Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 5,112 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kimberley H. Gibson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paul Cook, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katie Scholan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist
More in Heracleum
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- Common cowparsnipHeracleum maximumApiaceae
- Heracleum dissectumApiaceae
- Heracleum lehmannianumApiaceae
- East Asian hogweedHeracleum moellendorffiiApiaceae
- Heracleum austriacumApiaceae
- Heracleum candicansApiaceae
- Heracleum ligusticifoliumApiaceae
- Ossethian cow-parsnipHeracleum ossethicumApiaceae
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.