{"id":14195,"date":"2020-04-28T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/?p=14195"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:22:52","slug":"identify-common-hogweed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/28\/identify-common-hogweed\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Hogweed (Heracleum Sphondylium) Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hogweed \/ Spring \/ Summer \/ Autumn \/ Edible<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14195 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/04\/15\/identify-wild-carrot\/hogweed-papery-sheaf-e1518702289322\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hogweed-papery-sheaf-e1518702289322-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hogweed-papery-sheaf-e1518702289322-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hogweed-papery-sheaf-e1518702289322-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hogweed-papery-sheaf-e1518702289322-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hogweed-papery-sheaf-e1518702289322-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hogweed-papery-sheaf-e1518702289322.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/28\/identify-common-hogweed\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-scaled-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/28\/identify-common-hogweed\/hogweed_shoot_spring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-scaled-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/28\/identify-common-hogweed\/hogweed_bunch_spring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Bunch_Spring-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Bunch_Spring-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Bunch_Spring-scaled-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Bunch_Spring-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Bunch_Spring-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Bunch_Spring-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Bunch_Spring-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Bunch_Spring-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/28\/identify-common-hogweed\/hogweed-on-white-plate-from-top-spring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-on-white-plate-from-top-spring-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-on-white-plate-from-top-spring-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-on-white-plate-from-top-spring-scaled-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-on-white-plate-from-top-spring-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-on-white-plate-from-top-spring-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-on-white-plate-from-top-spring-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-on-white-plate-from-top-spring-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-on-white-plate-from-top-spring-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/28\/identify-common-hogweed\/hogweed-mature-seeds\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-mature-seeds-scaled-e1656582662736-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-mature-seeds-scaled-e1656582662736-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-mature-seeds-scaled-e1656582662736-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-mature-seeds-scaled-e1656582662736-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-mature-seeds-scaled-e1656582662736.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Common Hogweed doesn&#8217;t sound like an edible plant, but it is and it&#8217;s one of my favourites!<\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>Common Names<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Hogweed, Cow parsnip<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Botanical Name<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heracleum Sphondylium<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><b>Scientific Classification<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><b>Kingdom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Plantae<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Order<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013Apiales\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Apiaceae<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Physical Characteristics of Common Hogweed<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hogweed is a herbaceous perennial or biennial plant that can grow from 50-120cms in height.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/h2>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2>Leaves<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leaves can reach a length of 55cms in length, they are very pinnate, hairy, and serrated, they are divided into 3-5 lobed sections, the edges are typically round, unlike Giant Hogweed which are always extremely pointed.<\/p>\r\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-14195 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2024\/08\/21\/toxic-plants-to-avoid\/hogweed-multi-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hogweed-multi-3-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hogweed-multi-3-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hogweed-multi-3-450x450.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hogweed-multi-3-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hogweed-multi-3-50x50.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/28\/identify-common-hogweed\/hogweed_shoot_spring-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-2-scaled-e1661425070804-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-2-scaled-e1661425070804-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-2-scaled-e1661425070804-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-2-scaled-e1661425070804-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hogweed_Shoot_Spring-2-scaled-e1661425070804-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2020\/04\/28\/identify-common-hogweed\/hogweed-leaf-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-leaf-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-leaf-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-leaf-3-scaled-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-leaf-3-scaled-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2>Flowers<\/h2>\r\n<p>Hogweed has white to pinkish flowers, displayed in large umbels (umbrella looking) up to 25cms, each containing 15-30 individual flowers, these individual flowers contain 5 petals.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32620\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-scaled-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/plant-common-hogweed-flowers-with-hand-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2>\r\n\r\n<\/h2>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2>Seeds<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seeds are winged and flattened contained in stripey pods with rounded edges, up to 1cm long.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32627\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-mature-seeds-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>Stem<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>The main stem rises from a large reddish rhizomatous root, it is striated or ribbed, hollow, and has bristly hairs all over.<\/p>\r\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32624\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-stem-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-stem-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-stem-scaled-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-stem-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-stem-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-stem-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-stem-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogweed-stem-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Common Hogweed Foraging Video<\/h2>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Common Hogweed (Heracleum Sphondylium) - Foraging UK -\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Acl1ole1qAA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These plants grow all over Europe, except Iceland, North Africa and all over America and Asia.<\/p>\r\n<p>Hogweed prefers nitrogen-rich soils and grows well up to an altitude of 2500m, it can be found on roadsides, banks, hedgerows, borders, disused, and wasteland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Known Hazards<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A mild case of photo-phyto-dermatitis can be caused by touching the raw juice of this plant and, leaving the exposed skin in the sun will cause the area to blister. Wear gloves if picking, if juice goes on you, keep that area of skin covered and out of direct sunlight until you can wash it off<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/08\/24\/the-hogweed-plants-a-family-affair-with-blistering-consequences\/\">Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Could Be Confused With<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/02\/08\/giant-hogweed-heracleum-mantegazzianum-identification\/\">Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum),<\/a> is a lot larger than\u00a0 Common Hogweed, the leaves are not furry but a lot more pointy at the edges, and you can typically see the remnants of last year&#8217;s growth from the huge canes (6-10ft) that will be leftover.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Edible Use<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Root<\/strong>: edible, grated, Lacto fermented, alcohol infusions<br \/><strong>Stem<\/strong>: steamed, chopped in salads, battered, fried, on pizzas and omelettes<br \/><strong>Leaves<\/strong>: soups, dried as a seasoning<br \/><strong>Fruit\/seeds:<\/strong> as cardamom in cakes, cookies, shortbread, chutney, rice, curries, as a celery salt, infused with alcohol.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/common-hogweed-recipes\/\">Click here to see some of our favourite Hogweed recipes.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><b>Notes on Herbal uses<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s referenced that the seeds have been used medicinally in the past, being heated in oil and applied to the skin for shingles; also a decoction of the seeds was to be used for aiding a running ear.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><b>Extra notes from the Foragers<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When all of the smaller leaves have grown, you often get new shoots appearing halfway up previously growing shafts, they can be found either in or emerging from paper-looking sheaths, these can be used exactly the same as the really young shoots.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personally, I never wear gloves when picking this plant, of course, I don\u2019t purposefully rub the juice on myself but I\u2019ve never had an issue with the juice. If you plan to collect a lot of Hogweeds on a sunny day, wearing gloves, maybe marigolds, would be a safe bet, but don\u2019t worry yourself too much.<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"458\">You\u2019ve met the plant \u2014 now let\u2019s see if you can recognise it.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Click on the image below and try our quiz to check your understanding of the key ID features.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.totallywilduk.co.uk\/quizzes\/wild-garlic-quiz-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-116730\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/common-hogweed-heracleum-sphondy-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/common-hogweed-heracleum-sphondy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/common-hogweed-heracleum-sphondy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/common-hogweed-heracleum-sphondy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/common-hogweed-heracleum-sphondy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/common-hogweed-heracleum-sphondy-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/common-hogweed-heracleum-sphondy.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>References<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantlife.org.uk\/uk\/discover-wild-plants-nature\/plant-fungi-species\/common-hogweed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s what Plantlife say<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hogweed \/ Spring \/ Summer \/ Autumn \/ Edible &nbsp; Common Hogweed doesn&#8217;t sound like an edible plant, but it is and it&#8217;s one of my favourites! Common Names Hogweed, Cow parsnip Botanical Name Heracleum Sphondylium Scientific Classification Kingdom \u2013 Plantae Order \u2013Apiales\u00a0 Family \u2013 Apiaceae Physical Characteristics of Common&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,1778,1780,86,1776,1777],"tags":[239,141,2621,152,766,104,238],"class_list":["post-14195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plant-identification","category-autumn","category-edible","category-plants","category-spring","category-summer","tag-autumn","tag-common-hogweed","tag-cow-parsnip","tag-edible","tag-heracleum-sphondylium","tag-spring","tag-summer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14195"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116729,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14195\/revisions\/116729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}