Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum

Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum is a perennial plant that is a variety of Heracleum sphondylium native to Japan.^[1] Plants of the World Online lists it as a synonym of Heracleum moellendorffii var. moellendorffii.^[2]

Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Heracleum
Species:	H. sphondylium
Variety:	H. s. var. nipponicum
Trinomial name
Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum (Kitag.) H.Ohba

Description

Leaf

It grows from 70 to 200 centimetres (28 to 79 in) tall and it flowers from May to June. The leaves are 5 to 15 centimetres (2.0 to 5.9 in) long, 4 to 15 centimetres (1.6 to 5.9 in) wide and the flowers are white.^[1]