Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum

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Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum
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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]

Description

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Leaf

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Heracleum sphondylium L. var. nipponicum (Kitagawa) H. Ohba". www7a.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  2. "Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum (Kitag.) H.Ohba | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-08-20.