Editing Heracleum maximum (section)

=== Similar species ===
''Heracleum maximum'' is commonly confused with ''[[Heracleum mantegazzianum]]'' (giant hogweed),<ref name="inatsim" /> a much larger plant that typically has purplish spots on the stems, as well as more sharply serrated leaves.<ref name="maine" />

Other tall invasive ''[[Heracleum (plant)|Heracleum]]'' species include ''[[Heracleum mantegazzianum|H.&nbsp;mantegazzianum]]'', ''[[Heracleum sosnowskyi|H.&nbsp;sosnowskyi]]'', and ''[[Heracleum persicum|H.&nbsp;persicum]]''. Other similar species include [[Daucus carota|wild carrot]], [[Anthriscus sylvestris|cow parsley]], [[Conium maculatum|poison hemlock]], wild [[parsnip]], and species of the genus ''[[Angelica]]''.<ref name="inatsim" />