Heracleum austriacum

Heracleum austriacum
Heracleum austriacum subsp. siifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Heracleum
Species:
H. austriacum
Binomial name
Heracleum austriacum

Heracleum austriacum is a species of plant in the Apiaceae family. It is native to the Alps.[1]

Description

Heracleum austriacum is a perennial plant growing to 0.28 meters and flowering from June to August.[1][2] It first formally described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in the first volume of his Species Plantarum in 1753.[3]

Subspecies

Heracleum austriacum has 2 accepted subspecies:[1][2]

  • Heracleum austriacum subsp. austriacum
  • Heracleum austriacum subsp. siifolium

References

  1. ^ a b c "Heracleum austriacum L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  2. ^ a b Masarykova univerzita, Botanický ústav Akademie věd ČR a Jihočeská univerzita. "Heracleum austriacum • FloraVeg.EU". floraveg.eu. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  3. ^ Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum: Exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Laurentii Salvii.