Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum

Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Heracleum
Species:
Variety:
H. s. var. nipponicum
Trinomial name
Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum
(Kitag.) H.Ohba

Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum is a perennial plant that is a variety of Heracleum sphondylium native to Japan.[1] Plants of the World Online lists it as a synonym of Heracleum moellendorffii var. moellendorffii.[2]

Description

It grows from 70 to 200 centimetres (28 to 79 in) tall and it flowers from May to June. The leaves are 5 to 15 centimetres (2.0 to 5.9 in) long, 4 to 15 centimetres (1.6 to 5.9 in) wide and the flowers are white.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Heracleum sphondylium L. var. nipponicum (Kitagawa) H. Ohba". www7a.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  2. ^ "Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum (Kitag.) H.Ohba | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-08-20.