Heracleum sphondylium Linnaeus 1753 (Family Apiaceae)


Plant

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Colour Variant

Height: 50-150cm
Occasionally Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Biennial/Perennial
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - August (Earliest: 18.5)

Habitat:
Meadows

Hedge Rows
Pollination:
Gasteruptionidae

Many Apidae

Many Tenthredinidae

Most Argidae

Many Ichneumonidae

Many Braconidae

Most Crabronidae

Several Vespidae

Most Figitidae

Anoplius nigerrimus

Leucospis dorsigera

Tiphia femorata

Torymus flavipes

Stenomalina micans

Synacra holconota

Myrmica rubra

Several Nymphalidae

Pieris rapae

Several Tortricidae

Chiasmia clathrata

Siona lineata

Autographa gamma

Oligia fasciuncula

Eilema griseola

Yponomeuta padella

Nemophora degeerella

Gillmeria ochrodactyla

Many Syrphidae

Several Muscidae

Several Empididae

Many Tachinidae

Several Sciaridae

Several Tipulidae

Several Calliphoridae

Several Anthomyiidae

Chloromyia formosa

Dolichopus claviger

Dolichopus ungulatus

Chyliza vittata

Sepsis fulgens

Sepsis violacea

Bibio pomonae

Dilophus febrilis

Chlorops hypostigma

Coenomyia ferruginea

Megamerina dolium

Sarcophaga carnaria

Temnosira saltuum

Ectaetia clavipes

Physiphora alceae

Seioptera vibrans

Conops flavipes

Tricholauxania praeusta

Scathophaga stercoraria

Monocentrota lundstroemi

Most Cerambycidae

Several Nitidulidae

Several Elateridae

Several Cantharidae

Several Scraptiidae

Mordella aculeata

Chrysanthia geniculata

Aplocnemus nigricornis

Trichius fasciatus

Trichodes apiarius

Malachius bipustulatus

Pachnephorus pilosus

Oedemera virescens

Molanna angustata

Panorpa vulgaris
Parasites:
Parsnip Yellow Fleck sequivirus

Erysiphe heraclei

Ramularia heraclei

Phytomyza spondylii

Cheilosia illustrata Larva
(Stem Borer)
Herbivores:
Tenthredo mesomela Larva

Ctenicera pectinicornis

Liparus germanus

Helicoverpa armigera
Sapivores:
Anuraphis subterranea
Florivores:
Hoplia argentea

Tettigonia viridissima
Granivores:
Pammene aurana Larva

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora: Hogweed


Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 J.K. Lindsey

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