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Wildflowers - Cowparsnip
 
Cowparsnip, Eltrot - Heracleum maximum, H. lanatum, H. sphondylium subsp. montanum
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Cowparsnip, Eltrot - Heracleum maximum, H. lanatum, H. sphondylium subsp. montanum
 

Cowparsnip is eaten by all classes of livestock and grazing wildlife.  THe stems, roots, and young leaves can be cooked and eaten, and the stems eaten raw like celery.
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The scientific name for the Stemless Hymenoxys is Hymemoxys acaulis. Acaulis means "stemless" and referes to the leafless stalks which bear the flower heads.
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