Heracleum persicum

TaxID: 360621

Basic Information

Heracleum persicum

Persian Hogweed

Heracleum persicum, commonly known as Persian hogweed or by its native name golpar (Persian: ????), is a species of hogweed, a perennial herbaceous plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. It grows wild in humid mountainous regions in Iran and some adjacent areas. Having been introduced in the 1830s, it has spread across Scandinavia. It is now very common in northern Norway, where one of its names is Troms? palm (after the city of Troms?). The plant has also been spotted in Sweden. In Finland, it has been declared an invasive species. Persian hogweed is a polycarpic perennial, that is, a mature plant flowers and bears fruit season after season.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Apiales

Apiaceae

Heracleum

persicum

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Heracleum persicum
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Heracleum persicum
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(c) Aidan Hicks@BY-NC
Heracleum persicum
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(c) foxandcubs@BY-NC
Heracleum persicum
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(c) psylvestris@BY-NC
Heracleum persicum
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(c) psylvestris@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (31 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Austria IAS of Union concern 2016
Belgium IAS of Union concern 2016
Bulgaria IAS of Union concern 2016
Cyprus IAS of Union concern 2016
Czechia IAS of Union concern 2016
Germany IAS of Union concern 2016
Denmark IAS of Union concern 2016
EPPO A2 Present —
Spain IAS of Union concern 2016
Estonia IAS of Union concern 2016
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Distribution (18 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

12
Present
6
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Belgium Present —
Czechia Absent —
Germany Present —
Denmark Present —
Estonia Absent —
Finland Present —
France Absent —
United Kingdom Present —
Hungary Absent —
Iran Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (32 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
NNOR1896-15 - rbcLa 1428 Norway 2010-09-23 69.953, 23.212
NNOR1896-15 - matK 1533 Norway 2010-09-23 69.953, 23.212
NNOR1896-15 - ITS2 222 Norway 2010-09-23 69.953, 23.212
NNOR1896-15 - ITS1 220 Norway 2010-09-23 69.953, 23.212
NNOR1878-15 - rbcLa 1428 Norway 2007-07-11 68.796, 16.54
NNOR1878-15 - matK 1533 Norway 2007-07-11 68.796, 16.54
NNOR1878-15 - ITS2 222 Norway 2007-07-11 68.796, 16.54
NNOR1878-15 - ITS1 220 Norway 2007-07-11 68.796, 16.54
NNOR1843-15 - rbcLa 1428 Norway 2003-07-25 69.77, 19.05
NNOR1843-15 - matK 1533 Norway 2003-07-25 69.77, 19.05
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Literature