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Giant hogweed Look-alikes Palmate coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus)
Common cow-parsnip (Heracleum maximum)
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Giant hogweed Look-alikes Seacoast angelica (Angelica lucida)
Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
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Giant hogweed Look-alikes Description
Height: 6 metres Stem:
• Stout, hollow stem with dark red-purple blotches Leaves:
§ Large (>0.4 m) § Compound, deeply cut (many leaflets joining main stem) § Short, stiff, dense hairs on underside
Flowers: § White § Umbrella-shaped clusters (umbel) § Umbel (> 0.75 m)
Seeds: § Long (< 1 cm), flat
Roots: § Large, tuberous, deep-growing
Reproduction:
§ Perrenial § Seed (50-100K/plant/yr)(each seed viable up to 7 yrs) § Vegetative re-growth (sprouting from buds close to the ground on cut stalks)
Dispersal:
§ Wind § Water § Contaminated soil