Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier
Publ. & Syn.Sommier & Levier, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s., 2: 79 (1895). Described from southwestern Asia
NotesHeracleum mantegazzianum is another aggressively expanding plant from the west-central parts of Asia, established in the Arctic in Iceland (Kristinsson 2010; observation in Siglufjördur in 2010). It is rapidly moving northwards also in Norway (Fremstad and Elven 2006).
Chromosomes22 (2x). - Siberia. - At least three reports.
GeographyAsian (W-C): ICE*.
Distribution N = *     Ic = *     E = *     [ key ]
Parent taxonHeracleum L.
PAF ID912205
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
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