W91 



COW-PARSNIP 



Heracle'um lana'tum 



Inflorescence large umbrella- 

 shaped clusters (compound um- 

 bels), 6 to 12 in. across, made 

 up of numerous secondary clus- 

 ters (umbellets) with stalks 

 (rays) up to 6 in. long 



Individual flowers small, 

 white, with 5, reverse-heart- 

 shaped, often unequal petals; 

 outer flower parts (calyx teeth) 



indistinct, often lacking 



Leaves divided into 3 main 

 parts (leaflets), very hairy or 

 downy, especially underneath, 

 stalked with base of stalk much 

 expanded into a sheath 



Leaflets large (up to 12 in. 

 across), heart-shaped at the 

 base, lobed and sharply saw- 

 toothed around the edges 



"Seeds" (mericarps) strongly 

 flattened, oval or somewhat 

 rounded in outline, % to % in. 

 long, y t to % in. wide, with con- 

 spicuous side wings, paired but 

 the two parts separating when 

 ripe 



Stem stout (often 2 in. thick 

 at base), hollow, jointed, densely 

 soft-hairy, ridged, erect, up to 

 9 ft. tall 



Roots woody, thickened, 

 heavy-scented 



