Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Pimpinella tomentosa Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke

Pimpinella tomentosa Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke

pim-pi-NEL-uh -- from a word meaning bi-pinnate ... Dave's Botanary
toh-men-TOH-suh -- covered with fine, matted hairs ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: hairy hogweed, hairy pimpinel • Marathi: रानजिरे ranjire

known for: whole plant, tender shoots and leaves, dried seeds
botanical names: Pimpinella tomentosa Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke ... homotypic synonyms: Heracleum tomentosum Dalzell & A.Gibson ... POWO, retrieved 30 June 2026
Bibliography / etymology / notes
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
hairy hogweed, hairy pimpinel
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India ... (accessed: June 30, 2026)
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
रानजिरे ranjire
  • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Maharashtra; micro-endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 22:34 30-06-2026 ¦ Last updated: 10:18 01-07-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Apiaceae annual "micro-endemic" herb "Pimpinella tomentosa" "Heracleum tomentosum" "hairy hogweed" "hairy pimpinel"

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