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Heracleum L.

Ukonputket Cow Parsnip
Heracleum (Apiaceae); [GNSP]
Heracleum, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Heracleum, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]

Foodplants for Agonopterix angelicella, A. ciliella, A. heracliana, Papaipema verona, Papilio machaon, Sitochroa palealis

542x800 (~146Kb) Finland, Vihti, ?July 2002, Photo 11072002_33 © Timo Viitanen

800x538 (~136Kb) Finland, Espoo, ?May 2002, Photo 30052002_33 © Timo Viitanen

1200x1871 (~476Kb) China, S.Tibet, Nyalam town (4200m, host plant of Papilio machaon sikkimensis), 6.7.2010, Photo © A. Timchenko

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Heracleum sphondylium L.

Etelänukonputki Ukonputki Hogweed Cow Parsnip Vit björnfloka
Heracleum sphondylium australe (Hartm.); Ahlfv.
Heracleum sphondylium ; [RK, 324]; [SK, 440]; [GMBOT, 621]; [GMB, 1104]
Heracleum sphondylium australe ; [SK, 440]

783x1044 (~249Kb) Finland: Tampere, Epilä, Vaakkolammi, 2.8.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio	734x979 (~170Kb) Finland: Tampere, Epilä, Vaakkolammi, 2.8.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio	1432x984 (~219Kb) Finland: Tampere, Epilä, Vaakkolammi, 2.8.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
773x979 (~129Kb) Finland: Tampere, Epilä, Vaakkolammi, 2.8.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Aethes dilucidana, Blepharita amica, Dasypolia templi, Depressaria pastinacella, Epermenia chaerophyllella, Eupithecia subumbrata, E. trisignaria, Papilio machaon, P. zelicaon, Phaulernis fulviguttella

H. s. var. sphondylium

Heracleum sphondylium var. sphondylium ; [RK, 324]

H. s. var. chaetocarpoides Gawlowska

Heracleum sphondylium var. chaetocarpoides ; [RK, 324]

H. s. var. angustifolium Jacq.

?Heracleum sphondylium var. elegans HMF.
Heracleum sphondylium var. angustifolium ; [GMB, 1104]
Heracleum sphondylium f. angustifolia ; [SK, 440]

Heracleum sibiricum (L.)

Idänukonputki Sibirisk björnfloka
Heraclium sibiricum L.
Heraclium sphondylium sibiricum (L.); Simonk.
Heracleum sibiricum, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Heraclium sphondylium sibiricum ; [SK, 440]
Heraclium sibiricum ; [RK, 324]

H. s. var. sibiricum

Heraclium sibiricum var. sibiricum
Heraclium sibiricum var. sibiricum ; [RK, 324]

H. s. var. chaetocarpum (H. Neumaeyr & Thell.)

Heraclium sibiricum var. chaetocarpum H. Neumaeyr & Thell.
Heraclium sibiricum var. chaetocarpum ; [RK, 324]

Heracleum persicum (Desf. ex Fisch)

Persianjättiputki Jättebjörnfloka
Heraclium persicum Desf. ex Fisch
Heraclium pubescens auct.
Heraclium lacuniatum auct.

Heracleum mantegazzianum (Sommier & Levier)

Kaukasianjättiputki Giant Hogweed Kaukasisk jättefloka
Heraclium mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier
Heraclium mantegazzianum ; [RK, 325]

351x500 (~45Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola, 667:37, 18.8.1996, Photo © Markku Savela

12.4.2001 (6)

References:

[A. Timchenko]

Andrew Timchenko; Beijing, China (ex-Moscow, Russia)

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[GMB]

Fernald, 1970; Gray's Manual of Botany (8th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin, Fernald, Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[GNSP]

Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela & Cajander, 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[Timo Viitanen]

http://www.kuvarkisto.com/

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.