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Heracleum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 249 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000017527.

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Synonyms of Heracleum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Barysoma Bunge Del. Seminum Hortus Bot. Dorpat. 1839: vii. 1839. wfo-4000004164
Sphondylium Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. [textus s.n.]. 1754 [28 Jan 1754] wfo-4000036068
Wendia Hoffm. Gen. Pl. Umbell. : 136 (1814) wfo-4000040627

Species in Heracleum ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Heracleum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum adae Kulieva – — wfo-0001068569
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum albovii Grossh. Opredelitel' Rastenij Kavkaza (1949) — wfo-1000080267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum dichotoma Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1(3): 922. 1867 [Sep 1867] wfo-0000720061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum grandis (Dalzell) S.M.Almeida Indian Forester 111(3): 160. 1985 wfo-0000720091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum kurdicum Fırat Adansonia 46(21): 226 (2024) wfo-1000078616
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum lallemantii hort. Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 400, in syn. 1894 wfo-0001357069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum lanatum subsp. woroschilowii (Gorovoj) Vorosch. in A.K. Skvortsov (ed.), Florist. issl. v razn. raĭonakh SSSR 185 (1985):. wfo-0001369210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum lanceolatum Bordz. Zap. Kievsk. Obsc. Estestvoisp. xxv. 102 (1915), in syn. wfo-0001357070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum lescovii Grossh. – — wfo-0001067732
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum longifolium Hegetschw. Fl. Schweiz [Hegetschweiler] 280. [Dec 1838-Jan 1839] wfo-0000720130
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum morifolium f. angustum Kitag. Rep. Exped. Manchoukuo Sect. IV 4: 36, 89 1936 — wfo-0001069129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum munzurense A.Duran, Lyskov & Paksoy Phytotaxa 663(5): 272 (2024) wfo-1000071211
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum pastinacifolium subsp. pastinacifolium – – — wfo-1200108206
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum pastinacifolium subsp. schelkovnikovii (Woronow) Satzyp. – — wfo-1200112055
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum pyrenaicum M.Bieb. Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 224 (1808) — wfo-1000066754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sect. Carmelia DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 4: 194. 1830 wfo-1000062463
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sect. Sphondylium (Mill.) DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 4: 192. 1830 wfo-1200096464
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sect. Tetrataenium DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 4: 191. 1830 wfo-1000062465
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sect. Trichogonium DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 4: 195. 1830 wfo-1000062464
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sect. Wendtia (Hoffm.) DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 4: 194. 1830 wfo-1000062462
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sibiricum subsp. lecockii (Godr. & Gren.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 290 (1879) wfo-1200110098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sphondylium f. stenophyllum (Gaudin) P.D.Sell Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 3: 519. 2009 wfo-0001325737
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sphondylium subsp. atlanticum Maire – — wfo-1200112200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sphondylium subsp. granatense (Boiss.) Masclans Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 8: 77. 1972 wfo-0000720222
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sphondylium subsp. rotundatum (Maire) Dobignard – — wfo-1200112201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium – – — wfo-0001316360
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sphondylium subsp. ternatum (Velen.) Briq. – — wfo-1200112202
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum sphondylium var. angustifolium (Jacq.) Fernald Manual (Gray), ed. 8. 1104. 1950 [29 Jun 1950] wfo-0001398751
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum tragoides Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1(3): 924. 1867 [Sep 1867] wfo-0000720252
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum verrucosum Steven ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 750 (Quid ?). 1840 wfo-0001357071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum vescens Willd. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 400. 1821 wfo-0001357072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Heracleum zozimioides Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1(3): 922. 1867 [Sep 1867] wfo-0000720269