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hogweed

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed is a tall plant with big, white flowers that look like umbrellas! It grows in fields and along roadsides, making it easy to spot in nature.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The hogweed has stout, often reddish-purple stems and large, deeply lobed leaves resembling a hand. Its flowers form striking flat-topped clusters of small white or pinkish-white blossoms, resembling an umbrella. It can grow much taller than a person.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

Even ancient Romans recorded using hogweed as a food source and herbal remedy.

Hogweed can produce thousands of seeds from just one plant, ensuring it pops up everywhere!

Its name "hogweed" comes from pigs, who love to eat its tasty roots and leaves!

The plant’s thick, hollow stems were sometimes used to make simple flutes by kids long ago!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sun Shield

Hogweed sap contains chemicals that make skin extra sensitive to sunlight, causing a rash. This helps it deter hungry animals.

Fähigkeit

Seed Sprinter

This plant produces thousands of flat, oval seeds that are easily carried by wind or water, helping it spread quickly.

Fähigkeit

Reach for the Sky

Hogweed grows very tall very fast, helping it grab more sunlight than shorter plants around it.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-200 cm
Ausbreitung
30-100 cm
Blütengröße
10-20 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Zweijährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

honey bee

Apis mellifera

Vital for spreading pollen between hogweed plants.

pollinates

Red Admiral butterfly

Vanessa atalanta

Feeds on nectar, helping to pollinate.

eaten by

hogweed moth

Agonopterix heracleana

Its caterpillars feed on hogweed leaves and seeds.

eats

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Deer occasionally browse on hogweed foliage.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Cow Parsnip

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Be careful not to touch hogweed, as its sap can cause skin irritation.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von hogweed?

50-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von hogweed?

30-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von hogweed?

10-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von hogweed?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von hogweed?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von hogweed?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von hogweed?

Zweijährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von hogweed?

Insekten

Snap-Karte

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