Heracleum austriacum

Heracleum austriacum is a species of plant in the Apiaceae family. It is native to the Alps.

Description

Heracleum austriacum is a perennial plant growing to 0.28 meters and flowering from June to August. It first formally described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in the first volume of his Species Plantarum in 1753.

Subspecies

Heracleum austriacum has 2 accepted subspecies:

• Heracleum austriacum subsp. austriacum
• Heracleum austriacum subsp. siifolium

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