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Magnoliopsida > Apiales > Apiaceae > Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier

Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Domestic Programs Pest Evaluation - USDA APHIS PPQ
USDA APHIS Factsheet

Selected Images from www.invasive.org
 
Number:1151039
Description:Flowers
Photographer:Terry English, USDA APHIS PPQ
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Number:1460060
Description:Foliage
Photographer:Donna R. Ellis, University of Connecticut
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Number:1460062
Description:Plant
Photographer:Donna R. Ellis, University of Connecticut
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Number:1460061
Description:Plant
Photographer:Donna R. Ellis, University of Connecticut
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Number:1299163
Description:Dormant plants
Photographer:Randy Westbrooks, U.S. Geological Survey
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Number:1237083
Description:Seeds
Photographer:USDA APHIS Archives
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Description:Reported Distribution Map
Source:USDA APHIS PPQ

Invasive and Noxious Weed References

  • Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2000. Federal Noxious Weed List. USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/weeds/
  • Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - http://invasives.eeb.uconn.edu/ipane/current_inv.htm
  • Mehrhoff, L.J., K.J. Metzler, & E.E. Corrigan. 2003. Non-native and potentially invasive vascular plants in Connecticut. Center for Conservation and Biodiversity, University of Connecticut, Storrs. - http://www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg/
  • Florida Noxious Weeds, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
    http://doacs.state.fl.us/~pi/5b-57.htm
Taxonomic Reference
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=HEMA17

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USDA Forest ServiceUSDA APHIS PPQThe Bugwood Network University of Georgia Bargeron, C.T., D.J. Moorhead, G.K. Douce, R.C. Reardon & A.E. Miller
(Tech. Coordinators). 2003. Invasive Plants of the Eastern U.S.:
Identification and Control. USDA Forest Service - Forest Health
Technology Enterprise Team. Morgantown, WV USA. FHTET-2003-08.