Giant hogweed, or
Heracleum mantegazzianum, is a weed which has dangerous effects on human health, particularly children.
Population age structure and reproductive behavior of the monocarpic perennial
Heracleum mantegazzianum Apiaceae.
His blistering comes at a time of year when giant hogweed, or
Heracleum mantegazzianum, is returning to the British countryside, due to the warm weather.
The genus
Heracleum, which is known as hogweed, is one of the largest genera of Apiaceae, containing more than 120 species widely distributed in Central Europe and Asia as well as 17 species with 41% endemism in the flora of Turkey.
Both the ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) and the giant hogweed (
Heracleum montegazzianum) are known to cause severe irritation (rashes and blistering) of the skin and the former is known to poison livestock, most likely ingested with hay and silage.
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Heracleum, Olea
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Packed with protein, vitamins, minerals and flavour, hogweed (
Heracleum sphondylium) can be found in hedgerows and path sides up every lane.
The effect of hydroalcoholic extract of
heracleum persicum on pentylenetetrazol induced seizure in mice.
For examples, the essential oil of
Heracleum persicum showed fumigant toxicity against Callosobruchus maculatus [17], Pimpinella anisum essential oil also showed strong fumigant toxicity against Ephestia kuehniella and Sitophilus oryzae [18], and Ferula asafetida essential oil possessed strong repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum [19].
it will likely land on
Heracleum maximum, which overruns the path.
Heracleum - widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers