56,736 observationsLeast Concern
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Apiales ›Family: Apiaceae ›Genus: Heracleum
About
Heracleum maximum, cow parsnip (also known as Indian celery, Indian rhubarb or pushki) is the only member of the genus Heracleum native to North America. Its classification has caused some difficulty, with recent authoritative sources referring to it variously as Heracleum maximum or Heracleum lanatum, or as either a subspecies, H. sphondylium subsp. montanum, or a variety, H. sphondylium var. lanatum, of the common hogweed (H. sphondylium). The classification given here follows ITIS.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of common cowparsnip is Heracleum maximum.
- common cowparsnip belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- common cowparsnip belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- common cowparsnip belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- common cowparsnip belongs to the order Apiales.
- common cowparsnip belongs to the family Apiaceae.
- common cowparsnip belongs to the genus Heracleum.