Heracleum sphondylium orsinii

Description

Heracleum sphondylium reaches on average 50-120 centimetres (20-47 in) of height, with a maximum of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). From large reddish rhizomatous roots rises a striated, ridged, hollow stem with bristly hairs. The leaves can reach 50 centimetres (20 in) of length. They are pinnate, hairy and serrated, divided into 3-5 lobed segments.