Latin name: Heracleum maximum W. Bartram
Pronunciation: her-AK-lee-um MAX-i-mum
Common name: Cow parsnip
Family: Apiaceae (Carrot)
Habitat: Moist places to 9000', montane coniferous forest, San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mts
Blooming period: April to July
Name derivations: 1) Heracleum 2) maximum
Formerly Heracleum lanatum
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