Common Hogweed

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Common Hogweed by Jonathan Kington as part of the Geograph project.

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Common Hogweed

Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 9 Jun 2011

This Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) plant is growing on the track junction seen in Image For more information and a close-up of one of the umbels, or flowerheads, see Image There are also some Creeping Buttercup on the ground below it.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.096968
Longitude
-2.150642