Heracleum maximum 

Cow parsnip

Names and Myths

Heracleum Dedicated to Hercules

maximum largests

Natural history / Folklore

Reportedly poisonous if eaten.5

Description

June – July White flower heads from 4 to 10 inches in diameter plant from 3 to 10 feet in height. Streamsides and moist roadsides.5

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