Apiaceae

Heracleum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 249 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere, NW. Africa, Eritrea to Malawi.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, DR Congo, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Maine, Malawi, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon

Introduced into:

Argentina South, District of Columbia, Føroyar, Haiti, Iceland, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Flora of Iraq

  • Linnaeus, Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 118 (1754)
  • Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. ed. 1: 249 (1753);

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 118 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 249 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 118 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 249 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1919 Heyne, B. [s.n.] India K000075495 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1919 Bourne, F.S.A. [1099] India K000075490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1919 Heyne, B. [s.n.] India K000075494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1919 Bourne, F.S.A. [1317] India K000075492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1919 Heyne, B. [s.n.] India K000075493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E.H. [3704] China K002743270 No
Farges, P.G. [s.n.] China K002743260 No
Kōie, M. [2555] Afghanistan K002769641 Yes
Yamazaki, T. [9772] Japan K002743166 Yes
Bourne, F.S.A. [1558] India K000685801 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourne, F.S.A. [1558] India K000075491 Lectotype Yes
Kōie, M. [2555] Afghanistan K002769642 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [1539 a] China K002743265 No
Yamazaki, T. [9772] Japan K002743165 Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [46] Syria K000685828 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 577] Nepal K001111324 Type Yes
Murata, J.; Akiyama, S.; [H. T.] [21471] Japan K002743164 Yes
Bourne, F.S.A. [1278] India K000075489 Type Yes
Wilson, E.H. [3783] K002743207 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 573] India K001111315 Type Yes
Wilson, E.H. [2402] China K002743267 No
[Scottort Veitch] [s.n.] K002743233 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 575] K001111319 Type Yes
Pichler, T. [s.n.] Bulgaria K000685814 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cavalerie, J. [4320] China K002743261 No
Soulié, J.A. [299] China K002743210 No
Balslev, H.; Sutjaritjai, N.; Chamchumroon, V.; Eiserhardt, W.; Eiserhardt, S.; Sumanon, P.; Panyadee, P.; Kladwong, P.; Pakinamhang, B. [9984] Thailand K001625224 Yes
Schelkownikow, A.B. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K000685815 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fang, W.P. [4155] China K002743209 No
Cowdry, N.H. [1693] K002743266 No
Forrest, G. [7911] China K002743264 No
Wilson, E.H. [2364] China K002743251 No
{Père T. Manberg} [s.n.] China K002743268 No
s.coll. [1538] K002743231 No
Licent, A. [518] China K002743208 No
s.coll. [1479] K002743263 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 575] India K001111320 Type Yes
Furuse, M. [29134] Japan K002743161 Yes
Handel-Mazzetti, H.R.E. [1807] China K002743206 No
Gardner, G. [321] Sri Lanka K000075521 Unknown Type Material Yes
Murata, J.; Akiyama, S.; Im, H.T. [21471] Japan K002743163 Yes
{Père T. Manberg} [s.n.] China K002743205 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002743162 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [1536] Sudan K002743685 Yes
[K. Glaelral] [[6869 a]] China K002743271 No
Furuse, M. [29134] Japan K002743160 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 573] India K001111316 Type Yes
Wilson [1509] K002743232 No
Myers, J.G. [11661] Sudan K002743684 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [404] China K002743262 No
Gardner, G. [321] Sri Lanka K000075522 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E.H. [2414] China K002743269 No
Wilson, E.H. [1509] China K002743230 No
Cosson, E. [s.n.] Algeria K000313561 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0