Heracleum mantegazzianum

TaxID: 380077

Basic Information

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Cartwheel-flower, Giant Hogweed, giant hogweed

Heracleum mantegazzianum, commonly known as giant hogweed, is a monocarpic perennial herbaceous plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. H. mantegazzianum is also known as cartwheel-flower, giant cow parsley, giant cow parsnip, or hogsbane. In New Zealand, it is also sometimes called wild parsnip (not to be confused with Pastinaca sativa) or wild rhubarb. Giant hogweed is native to the western Caucasus region of Eurasia. Introduced to Britain as an ornamental plant in the 19th century, it has also spread to other areas of Western Europe, as well as the United States, and Canada. Its close relatives, Sosnowsky's hogweed and Persian hogweed, have similarly spread to other parts of Europe. The sap of giant hogweed is phototoxic and causes phytophotodermatitis in humans, resulting in blisters and scarring. These reactions are caused by furanocoumarin derivatives found in the leaves, roots, stems, flowers, and seeds of the plant. Consequently, many regions consider it a noxious weed.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Apiales

Apiaceae

Heracleum

mantegazzianum

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Nova Patch@BY-SA
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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 (32 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Austria IAS of Union concern 2017
Belgium IAS of Union concern 2017
Bulgaria IAS of Union concern 2017
Switzerland Regulated Invasive Alien Plant 2008
China Quarantine pests 2024
Cyprus IAS of Union concern 2017
Czechia IAS of Union concern 2017
Germany IAS of Union concern 2017
Denmark IAS of Union concern 2017
Spain IAS of Union concern 2017
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Distribution (43 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
2
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Armenia Present —
Australia Present
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
Bosnia and Herzegovina Present —
Belarus Present —
Canada Present
Switzerland Present —
Czechia 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 (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR11487700 leaf mature - 9972977 France: Villar-dArene, Jardin Alpin du Lautaret
ERR6338392 - - - 156760878 -

DNA Barcodes (27 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
VPSBC383-13 - rbcLa 552 Canada 2012-06-25 48.80324, -125.11282
VPSBC383-13 - matK 788 Canada 2012-06-25 48.80324, -125.11282
NNOR1830-15 - rbcLa 1425 Norway 2008-07-20 69.269, 14.35
NNOR1830-15 - matK 1530 Norway 2008-07-20 69.269, 14.35
NNOR1830-15 - ITS2 222 Norway 2008-07-20 69.269, 14.35
NNOR1830-15 - ITS1 220 Norway 2008-07-20 69.269, 14.35
NLFLM3684-16 - matK 786 Netherlands 2013-05-07 52.383, 4.675
NLFLM3684-16 - ITS 811 Netherlands 2013-05-07 52.383, 4.675
NLFLM3640-16 - matK 786 Netherlands 2013-02-07 52.252, 6.141
NLFLM3640-16 - ITS 811 Netherlands 2013-02-07 52.252, 6.141
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Literature