Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Heracleum |
Species: | |
Variety: | H. s. var. nipponicum |
Trinomial name | |
Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum (Kitag.) H.Ohba |
Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum is a perennial plant that is a variety of Heracleum sphondylium native to Japan. [1] Plants of the World Online lists it as a synonym of Heracleum moellendorffii var. moellendorffii. [2]
It grows from 70 to 200 centimetres (28 to 79 in) tall and it flowers from May to June. The leaves are 5 to 15 centimetres (2.0 to 5.9 in) long, 4 to 15 centimetres (1.6 to 5.9 in) wide and the flowers are white. [1]