common hogweed

Common hogweed, or eltrot (H. sphondylium), is native to Eurasia and has naturalized in eastern North America. Giant hogweed (H. mantegazzianum) is native to the Caucasus but is considered an invasive species in many areas outside its native range. That striking plant can attain a…

Common hogweed, or eltrot (H. sphondylium), is native to Eurasia and has naturalized in eastern North America. The plant reaches about 1.8 metres (6 feet) in height and has large hollow stems with hairs. It bears pink to white flowers arranged in clusters up to…

…parsnip, or common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium), or from a fermented beverage derived from that plant. The more-palatable cultivated beet eventually replaced the wild cow parsnip as the basis of the soup.