Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) belongs to the umbel family (Umbelliferae or Apiaceae). The plant is native to Europe.
It is a 90-150 cm tall (with outliers up to two metres), perennial plant, common along dykes and roads and in hay meadows. The plant is roughly hairy and has triple-finned to finned leaves. The stem is lacy and grooved. Common hogweed blooms from June to October with white flowers in polyhedral umbels. The under-standing ovary is two-lobed with two styles. The styles have a cushion at the base. The winged fruit is a two-part split fruit with single-seeded achenes.
Common hogweed is mainly found in nitrogen-rich, moist soil in both full sun and semi-shade. It grows on grasslands, woodlands, in forests and in weedy vegetation. This photo was taken on the outskirts of the city of Groningen, in Summer 2023.
                                
 
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