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Heracleum moellendorffii

East Asian Hogweed
Also known as: Heracleum barbatum subsp. moellendorffii (Hance) M.Hiroe +17 more
  • Heracleum barbatum subsp. moellendorffii (Hance) M.Hiroe
  • Heracleum dissectum subsp. moellendorffii (Hance) Vorosch.
  • Heracleum inperpastum Koidz.
  • Heracleum lanatum subsp. moellendorffii (Hance) H.Hara
  • Heracleum lanatum var. nipponicum (Kitag.) H.Hara
  • Heracleum microcarpum Franch.
  • Heracleum microcarpum var. subbipinnatum Franch.
  • Heracleum moellendorffii f. angustum (Kitag.) Kitag.
  • Heracleum moellendorffii f. subbipinnatum (Franch.) Kitag.
  • Heracleum moellendorffii var. paucivittatum R.H.Shan & T.S.Wang
  • Heracleum moellendorffii var. sagenifolium K.T.Fu
  • Heracleum moellendorffii var. subbipinnatum (Franch.) Kitag.
  • Heracleum morifolium H.Wolff
  • Heracleum morifolium var. angustum (Nakai) Kitag.
  • Heracleum nipponicum Kitag.
  • Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum (Kitag.) H.Ohba
  • Heracleum tabuchii Akasawa
  • Sphondylium lanatum var. angustum Nakai
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Apiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Heracleum moellendorffii (commonly known as East Asian hogweed) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Apiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Primorye
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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