Pollinator plant

Hogweed

Heracleum sphondylium

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Common names

42 names · 32 languages
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Other languages (31)
Dutch
French
Asturian
  • ḷḷampazu[4]
Bashkir
  • ябай балтырған[4]
Belarusian
  • Баршчэўнік звычайны[4]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Cree
  • askîwîskâtask[4]
  • pakwânâhtik[4]
Czech
  • bolševník obecný[4]
Danish
  • Bjørneklo[4]
Estonian
  • euroopa karuputk[4]
Finnish
  • euroopanukonputki[4]
German
Hungarian
  • Közönséges medvetalp[4]
Irish
Italian
Japanese
  • ハナウド（広義）[4]
Lithuanian
  • Lankinis barštis[4]
Manx
Norwegian
  • bjønnkjeks[4]
  • bjørnekjeks[4]
  • kystbjønnkjeks[4]
Polish
  • Barszcz zwyczajny[4]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Борщевик обыкновенный[4]
Slovak
  • boľševník borščový[4]
Slovenian
  • navadni dežen[4]
Spanish
Swedish
  • björnfloka[4]
  • björnloka[4]
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Борщівник європейський[4]
Welsh
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • hogweed — Page 3, column 2, row top 442 pt; common-name cell after Heracleum sphondylium.; Heracleum sphondylium.
[2] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • hogweed — Page 4, column 1, row top 202 pt; common-name cell after Heracleum sphondylium.; Heracleum sphondylium.
[3] Heracleum sphondylium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • hogweed — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Gemeiner Bärenklau — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Wiesen-Bärenklau — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • common hogweed — results[1].names[41]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • eltrot — results[1].names[34]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Eurasian cow parsnip — results[1].names[32]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • European cow-parsnip — results[1].names[31]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • meadow cow parsnip — results[1].names[33]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • branca ursina alemana — results[1].names[10]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Grande berce — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Panace comune — results[1].names[35]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Gewone berenklauw — results[1].names[13]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Canabrás — results[1].names[18]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
[4] Heracleum sphondylium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • hogweed — results[8].names[1]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Gemeiner Bärenklau — results[8].names[4]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Wiesen-Bärenklau — results[8].names[3]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • common hogweed — results[8].names[41]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • eltrot — results[8].names[34]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Eurasian cow parsnip — results[8].names[32]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • European cow-parsnip — results[8].names[31]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • meadow cow parsnip — results[8].names[33]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • branca ursina alemana — results[8].names[10]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Grande berce — results[8].names[5]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Panace comune — results[8].names[35]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Gewone berenklauw — results[8].names[13]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Canabrás — results[8].names[18]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Barszcz zwyczajny — results[8].names[6]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • bolševník obecný — results[8].names[7]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Közönséges medvetalp — results[8].names[8]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Bjørneklo — results[8].names[9]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Борщевик обыкновенный — results[8].names[11]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • kystbjønnkjeks — results[8].names[12]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • bjørnekjeks — results[8].names[14]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • euroopanukonputki — results[8].names[15]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Lankinis barštis — results[8].names[16]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • ḷḷampazu — results[8].names[17]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Farrain — results[8].names[19]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • boľševník borščový — results[8].names[20]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • björnloka — results[8].names[21]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • björnfloka — results[8].names[22]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • euroopa karuputk — results[8].names[23]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Feabhrán — results[8].names[24]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • ябай балтырған — results[8].names[25]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Баршчэўнік звычайны — results[8].names[26]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Борщівник європейський — results[8].names[27]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • pakwânâhtik — results[8].names[28]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • askîwîskâtask — results[8].names[29]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • navadni dežen — results[8].names[30]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • bjønnkjeks — results[8].names[36]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • ハナウド（広義） — results[8].names[37]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • belleraca — results[8].names[38]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Efwr — results[8].names[39]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • 欧独活 — results[8].names[40]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • 歐獨活 — results[8].names[42]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
  • Devesil — results[8].names[43]; taxon id 163682; Heracleum sphondylium.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Heracleum sphondylium is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Apiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Heracleum sphondylium in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2] [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Heracleum sphondylium — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 352566; ID 3KXGQ; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 352566; ID 3KXGQ; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Heracleum sphondylium (top 442 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Heracleum sphondylium (top 202 pt)

    Source checked on .