Scientific Name(s) |
Heracleum sphondylium |
Hogweed
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Common Name |
Hogweed. Other: Alderroots, Bearsbreeches, Beesnest, Bildo, Broadkelk, Bullers, Buneweed, Caddel, Camlick, Cushia, Drylandscout, Hardheads, Keksil, Keglus, Pigsflop, Sheets, Wilkup squip. | |
Type |
Herbaceous perennial | |
Description |
Has upright hollow stems, 2-6 ft large glabourous lobed leaves. Spray of white flowers summer and autumn | |
Habitat |
Roadsides, Hedgerows, woodland, mountains. | |
Folklore |
Stems used as pea shooters, and as pig swill. | |
Soil Type |
All |
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Soil Fertility |
Poor |
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Soil Moisture |
Dry to moist |
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Soil pH |
Not acid |
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Sunlight |
Very Sunny |
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Success |
Thick vigorous growth. Profuse seeds. | |
Importance |
Pest in waste ground |
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Cultural Control |
(1.2) (1.5) in spring |
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Chemical Control |
(3.1.1a) on bare ground or (3.2.3) |
Information Collated by James M. Burton as part of H.N.D. Course at Pencoed Agricultural College.
Chemical Information Correct as of 06:06:97. Always read and follow the instruction when using herbicides.