Heracleum sphondylium L.

English: Eltrot

German: Wiesenbärenklau

Portuguese: Branca-ursina, Canabrás, Esfondilio

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Apiales (38)

        Family: Apiaceae (28)(family description)

          Genus: Heracleum (1)

            Epithet: sphondylium L. (1)

sphondylium => genus name that predates Linnaeus, may refer to spine (in the sense of backbone)

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

Check for Heracleum sphondylium at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [111] Image of Heracleum sphondylium - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz
• [568] Heracleum sphondylium - Plants For A Future database

• [17] Rothmaler, W. (1995): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3, Gefäßpflanzen: Atlasband. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.