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Giant Hogweed (Dried)

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Photo by CourtneyVerk
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Heracleum mantegazzianum

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shebebusynow
Do you have cow parsnip there? This could be the seed head to that; they get real tall.
CourtneyVerk
These were growing alongside of a gravel trail. I could smell either dill or fennel. Each was an independent stalk and they were around shoulder height. I stand 5'8 tall.
shebebusynow
Was it growing along a roadway or railroad right of way? Chances are, then, that it is fennel. It tends to spread & naturalize that way. Fennel will also have a thick base with many stalks, where dill usually has a single stalk. The smell gives it away, though.

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Flowers of North America
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Wildlife of the Niagara Region
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Seeds and Seed Pods
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PublishedOctober 13, 2011

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