Heracleum L.
Cow Parsnip
Ukonputket
Foodplants for
Agonopterix angelicella ,
A. ciliella ,
A. heracliana ,
A. ochrocephala ,
Depressaria badiella ,
D. depressana ,
Eupithecia subfuscata ,
Papaipema harrisii ,
Papilio machaon ,
Sitochroa palealis
542x800 (~146Kb) Finland, Vihti, ?July 2002, Photo 11072002_33 © Timo Viitanen
800x538 (~136Kb) Finland, Espoo, ?May 2002, Photo 30052002_33 © Timo Viitanen
1200x1871 (~476Kb) China, S.Tibet, Nyalam town (4200m, host plant of Papilio machaon sikkimensis ), 6.7.2010, Photo © A. Timchenko
The exact identification of these species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.
Heracleum sphondylium L.
Hogweed
Ukonputki
Vit björnfloka
Cow Parsnip
Etelänukonputki
Heracleum sphondylium ssp. australe (Hartm.) Ahlfv.
783x1044 (~249Kb) Finland: Tampere, Epilä, Vaakkolammi, 2.8.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
734x979 (~170Kb) Finland: Tampere, Epilä, Vaakkolammi, 2.8.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
1432x984 (~219Kb) Finland: Tampere, Epilä, Vaakkolammi, 2.8.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
773x979 (~129Kb) Finland: Tampere, Epilä, Vaakkolammi, 2.8.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
Foodplant for
Aethes dilucidana ,
Blepharita amica ,
Chloroclystis v-ata ,
Dasypolia templi ,
Depressaria radiella ,
Epermenia chaerophyllella ,
Eupithecia selinata ,
E. subumbrata ,
E. trisignaria ,
E. virgaureata ,
Pammene aurana ,
P. gallicana ,
Papilio machaon ,
P. zelicaon ,
Phaulernis fulviguttella
var. sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium var. sphondylium ; [RK] , 324
var. chaetocarpoides Gawlowska
Heracleum sphondylium var. chaetocarpoides ; [RK] , 324
var. angustifolium Jacq.
?Heracleum sphondylium var. elegans HMF.
Heracleum sphondylium var. angustifolium ; [GMB] , 1104
Heracleum angustifolium Jacq.;
Heracleum sphondylium f. angustifolia ; [SK] , 440
Heracleum sibiricum (L.)
Idänukonputki
Sibirisk björnfloka
Heraclium sphondylium ssp. sibiricum (L.) Simonk.
Heraclium sphondylium ssp. sibiricum ; [SK] , 440
Heraclium sibiricum ; [RK] , 324
var. sibiricum
Heraclium sibiricum var. sibiricum ; [RK] , 324
var. chaetocarpum (H. Neumaeyr & Thell.)
Heraclium sibiricum var. chaetocarpum ; [RK] , 324
Heracleum persicum (Desf. ex Fisch)
Persianjättiputki
Jättebjörnfloka
Heraclium pubescens auct.
Heraclium lacuniatum auct.
Heracleum mantegazzianum (Sommier & Levier)
Kaukasianjättiputki
Kaukasisk jättefloka
Giant Hogweed
Heraclium mantegazzianum ; [RK] , 325
351x500 (~45Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola, 667:37, 18.8.1996, Photo © Markku Savela
Foodplant for
Agonopterix caucasiella ,
A. clemensella
?Heracleum giganteum (Fisch.)
Heraclium giganteum ; [SK] , 440 (note)
Same as one of the two previous?
Heracleum lanatum Michx.
Cow-parsnip
Pastinaca lanatum
Heracleum douglasii
1202x1802 (~274Kb) USA: Washington, King Co., Martin Creek on forest Rd to Captain Point, 7.8.2011 (47.749N 121.182W), Photo © Markku Savela
1202x1802 (~303Kb) USA: Washington, King Co., Martin Creek on forest Rd to Captain Point, 7.8.2011 (47.749N 121.182W), Photo © Markku Savela
Foodplant for
Agonopterix flavicomella ,
Depressaria radiella ,
Papaipema harrisii ,
Papilio brevicauda ,
P. machaon aliaska ,
P. machaon hudsonianus ,
P. polyxenes asterius ,
P. zelicaon ,
P. zelicaon nitra
Unknown or unplaced taxa
Heracleum maximum ; [GMB] , 1104
Heracleum maximum Bartr.;
23.7.2016 (6)
Some related literature:
[GMB]; Fernald, 1970
A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 8th (centennial edn)
Gray's Manual Botany (8th edn)
: v-lxvi,
: 1-1632
[FPN]; Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998
Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th edn)
Fl. Pacif. NW
[RK]; Hämet-Ahti, Suominen, Ulvinen & Uotila, 1998
Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland) (Edn 4)
Retkeylykasvio
: 1-656
[SK]; Mela & Cajander, 1906
A. J. Melan Suomen Kasvio (5. painos)
Suomen Kasvio
: 1-763
[GMBOT]; Robinson & Fernald, 1908
A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada
Gray's Manual Botany (7th Ed.)
: 10 -926
[GNSP]; Wielgorskaya, 1995
Dictionary of generic names of seed plants
Dict. gen. names seed. pl.
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