UNBC & Aleza Lake Research Forest
Plant Systems Database


Heracleum lanatum    ( Cow-parsnip )

Family: APIACEAE=UMBELLIFERAE


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Species: Heracleum lanatum Michx.

Depiction: Perennial; common along streamsbanks and meadows and any other moist soil envrionments; in deciduous forests and openings. Low to moderate elevation.

Photographer: Roy Rea


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>Heracleum lanatum general description<

Heracleum lanatum winter image-petiole

Heracleum lanatum winter image-remaining dead stems

Heracleum lanatum winter image-remaining seeds