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Taxon

Heracleum maximum W.Bartram

Protologue Travels Carolina 344 (1791); cf. Fernald in Rhodora, xlvi. 50 (1944); Rickett in Rhodora,xlvi. 390 (1944).IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 001.jpg

Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 001.jpg

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 003.jpg

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 010.jpg

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 011.jpg

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 008.jpg

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 013.jpg

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 002.jpg

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 004.jpg

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 005.jpg

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 007.jpg

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Heracleum lanatum--ID. Idaho Co. Burgdorf Hot Springs. 17 Jul 05. 009.jpg

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Heracleum giganteum--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 160.jpg

Heracleum giganteum--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 160.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Heracleum giganteum--PA. Wayne. Chanticleer. 24 Jun 03. 087.jpg

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Heracleum giganteum--PA. Wayne. Chanticleer. 24 Jun 03. 086.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Heracleum giganteum--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 154.jpg

Heracleum giganteum--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 154.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Heracleum giganteum--PA. Wayne. Chanticleer. 24 Jun 03. 078.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Heracleum giganteum--PA. Wayne. Chanticleer. 24 Jun 03. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Heracleum giganteum--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 153.jpg

Heracleum giganteum--Chanticleer. Wayne, PA. 24 Jun 03. 153.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Native to 61 botanical countries across Temperate Asia and Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 17, 2005

Location

United States, Idaho, Idaho (McCall)

45.244, -115.588639

Location Remarks

1.9 km N of Warren Summit on FSR 340, at Mayflower Creek Bridge. Elev. 1904 m.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

June 24, 2003

Location

United States, Pennsylvania (Chanticleer)

Location Remarks

786 Church Road, Wayne, PA.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Apiaceae

Genus

Heracleum

Specific Epithet

maximum

Authorship

W.Bartram

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#264,843 of 335,497

Top 79%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Heracleum lanatum Michx.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy