Heracleum mantegazzianum

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Heracleum mantegazzianum

European plant in the family Apiaceae; contains furocoumarins which cause primary photosensitization. Called also cow parsnip, giant hogweed.

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cartwheel flower plant Cow giant			The ones which pose the biggest potential hazards include monkshood (Aconitum), laburnum (except Laburnum x wateri 'Vossii' which rarely sets seed) and Heracleum mantegazzianum (giant hogweed, admittedly not a garden plant, but it may crop up as a weed). Gardening: Risky galore; PLANTS THAT CAN BE A HEALTH HAZARD by The Mirror (London, England) Giant hogweed - botanical name Heracleum mantegazzianum - is a member of the parsley or carrot family. Giant hogweed makes poison oak seem tame by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Victorian explorers who discovered Heracleum mantegazzianum in the Caucasus Mountains of Southwest Asia brought seeds back to Kew gardens. Alien invaders can really be a pain by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			hepatotoxicity Hepatotoxin hepatotrophic hepatotropic hepatotropic virus Hepatovirus hepatoxicity hepatoxin Hepatozoon hepatozoonosis Hepcidin hept(a)- hept- hepta- heptachlor heptachlor poisoning heptachromic heptanedioic acid heptanoate heptaploid heptavalent heptose Her Majesty’s Inspector of Anatomy Her's disease HER-2 Heracleum mantegazzianum Herald Bleed herald patch Herald State of Leukaemia Herald Wave Phenomenon herb herb bath herb doctor herb tea herb-drug interactions herbage herbal Herbal Ecstasy herbal medicine Herbal Tea herbalism Herbalism, Traditional Chinese Herbalism, Western herbalist herbalista Herbert screw Herbert's operation herbicide herbicide poisoning herbivore herbivorous			Heraclea by Latmus Heraclea by Latmus Heraclea Cybistra Heraclea Cybistra Heraclea Pontica Heraclea Sintica Heraclea Sintica Heracleia Heracleia Heracleides Heracleides Heracleios Heracleios Heracleitus Heracleitus Heracleitus of Ephesus Heracleitus of Ephesus Heracleonite Heracleopolis Heracles Heracles Heracles Heracles Heracles Heracletus Heracletus Heracleum Heracleum Heracleum Heracleum lanatum Heracleum mantegazzianum Heracleum maximum Heracleum sphondylium Heraclia Heraclia Heraclid Heraclides of Pontus Heraclides of Pontus Heraclides Ponticus Heraclides Ponticus Heraclitan Heraclitan Heraclitean Heraclitean Heraclites Heraclites Heraclitus Heraclitus Heraclitus of Ephesus Heraclitus of Ephesus Heraclitus the obscure Heraclitus the obscure Heraclius Heraclius Heraclius II of Georgia Heraclius the younger Heraclius the younger Heraeum Heraeus Metal Processing, Inc. Heraeus Zhaoyuan Precious Metal Materials Co., Ltd. Heraion

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