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Giant Hogweed Comparison Table
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Click on common or scientific name of species of interest to see a comparison with Giant Hogweed. Click on thumbnails to see larger pictures.

Common Name Habit Leaf Stem Inflore-
scence
Fruit Scientific Name
Giant hogweed Heracleum mantegaz-
-zianum
Cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum
Wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Purple Angelica Angelica atropurpurea
Pokeweed Phytolacca americana
Blue lettuce Lactuca biennis
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