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common cowparsnip

Heracleum maximum

Common cowparsnip is a tall plant with big, green leaves and white flowers that look like umbrellas. It grows in sunny places and can be found near rivers and streams.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The common cowparsnip has large, deeply-lobed leaves and towering, hollow stems, topped with broad, flat-topped clusters of tiny white flowers. Its impressive height and umbrella-like flower heads make it a distinctive sight in meadows and woodlands.

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Interessante Fakten

Its giant leaves can create cool shade for small forest creatures on a sunny day!

Native Americans once used its young stems as a spring vegetable!

The plant's tough, hollow stems were sometimes used to make whistles!

You can sometimes see ladybugs resting on its wide, flat flower clusters.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

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Sun Shield Sap

Common cowparsnip has sap that irritates skin in sunlight, helping it deter hungry animals from eating its leaves.

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Giant Flower Landing Pad

Common cowparsnip has large, flat flower clusters that act like a giant landing pad, attracting many insect pollinators.

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Hollow Power Stems

Common cowparsnip has sturdy, hollow stems that help it grow tall quickly, reaching sunlight effectively.

Maße und Details

Höhe
100-300 cm
Ausbreitung
50-150 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1.5 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to mid-summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Mäßig
Lebenszyklus
Zweijährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

attracted to its large flower clusters

pollinates

Two-spotted bumble bee

Bombus bimaculatus

important native pollinator for its flowers

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

young plants are sometimes browsed by deer

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Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not touch the plant's sap, as it can cause skin irritation. Always look but don't touch!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von common cowparsnip?

100-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von common cowparsnip?

50-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von common cowparsnip?

0.5-1.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von common cowparsnip?

Late spring to mid-summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von common cowparsnip?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von common cowparsnip?

Mäßig

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von common cowparsnip?

Zweijährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von common cowparsnip?

Insekten

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