ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Heracleum maximum

Name author: W.Bartram

A species in the Apiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Heracleum
Species: Heracleum maximum
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1791

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Heracleum maximum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

19 synonyms in this snapshot

Heracleum auritumName author: Bisch.
Heracleum barbatum var. turugisanenseName author: (Honda) M.Hiroe
Heracleum douglasiiName author: DC.
Heracleum dulceName author: Fisch.
Heracleum lanatumName author: Michx.
Heracleum lanatum f. dissectumName author: (H.Ohba) T.Yamaz.
Heracleum lanatum f. rubriflorumName author: (H.Ohba) T.Yamaz.
Heracleum lanatum subsp. asiaticumName author: M.Hiroe
Heracleum lanatum var. asiaticumName author: (M.Hiroe) H.Hara
Heracleum moellendorffii var. turugisanenseName author: (Honda) Ohwi
Heracleum sphondylium f. dissectumName author: H.Ohba
Heracleum sphondylium f. rubriflorumName author: H.Ohba
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. lanatumName author: (Michx.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Heracleum sphondylium var. lanatumName author: (Michx.) Dorn
Heracleum sphondylium var. tsurugisanenseName author: (Honda) H.Ohba
Heracleum tsurugisanenseName author: Honda
Heracleum turugisanenseName author: Honda
Pastinaca lanataName author: (Michx.) Koso-Pol.
Sphondylium lanatumName author: Greene

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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