Heracleum sosnowskyi
Heracleum sosnowskyi, or Sosnowsky's hogweed, is a monocarpic perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. Its native range includes the central and eastern Caucasus regions and South Caucasus. The native ranges of Heracleum sosnowskyi and H. mantegazzianum, a close relative, overlap. Sosnowsky's hogweed is now a common weed in the Baltic States, Belarus, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.
| Heracleum sosnowskyi | |
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| Heracleum sosnowskyi, Truso Gorge, Georgia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Heracleum |
| Species: | H. sosnowskyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden., 1944
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| Green - Native Red - Introduced | |