Heracleum sprengelianum
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-November
How to identify Heracleum sprengelianum
Identify Heracleum sprengelianum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Deeply lobed/toothed.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Apiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Heracleum sprengelianum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Heracleum sprengelianum
- Genus
- Heracleum
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Grasslands and shola margins
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-November
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Deeply lobed/toothedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Heracleum sprengelianum itself; the rest are typical of the Apiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Schizocarp
Characters marked “recorded” are for Heracleum sprengelianum itself; the rest are typical of the Apiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Heracleum sprengelianum
A member of the Apiaceae family, Heracleum sprengelianum is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in grasslands and shola margins. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
Apiaceae
Carrot family
Heracleum sprengelianum belongs to the Apiaceae family.
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