species 69,322 observations
Common Cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
Field notes
Supports All
243
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Anise Swallowtail, Black Swallowtail, Old World Swallowtail, Aster Borer Moth
7
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Parsnip Leaf Miner, Phytomyza tlingitica
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Common Aerial Yellowjacket, American Winter Ant, Variable Duskyface Fly, Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
15
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Obscure Plant Bug, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Yellow Velvet Beetle, Common Green Capsid
219
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- High
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Habit
- Erect
- Plant type
- Wildflower Herbaceous perennial Poisonous
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.