Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) - Photos

Giant hogweed living up to its name; photo by Steve Kenyon, MDAR
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Giant hogweed looming over man; photo by Donna Ellis, U of CT
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Another great roadside attraction; photo by Steve Kenyon, MDAR
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3-part leaf, deeply incised and pointed; photo by Donna Ellis, U of CT
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2-4 inch stems with reddish-purple mottling; photo by Leslie Mehrhoff, IPANE
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Giant Hogweed Look-alikes

Great Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea);
Photo by Ken Sytsma, Wisconsin Herbarium
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Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum), Photo by David Eagan, WDNR
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Glade mallow; photo by David Eagan, WDNR
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Leaf of glade mallow; photo by David Eagan, WDNR
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