Pronunciation: her-AK-lee-um MAX-im-um
Common name: Cow parsnip
Family: Apiaceae (Carrot)
Habitat: Moist places to 9000', montane coniferous
forest, San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mts
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Heracleum
2) maximum
Formerly Heracleum lanatum