Help needed with ID please

[Taryn]

I saw this plant in the car park of a Plantlife Nature Reserve in Kent and I can't find anything like it in my books or online. Does anybody know what it is?

[artdemole]

A giant parsley of some form.

[Taryn]

Thanks artdemole. After looking it up again it seems to be Hogweed of some sort, just don't know if it's Common Hogweed or Giant Hogweed. I'm not sure how to tell the difference apart from the height. This plant was about 7-8 feet tall and from what I've read, Common Hogweed can grow to about 2 metres anyway, so could it be either.

[aeshna5]

Looks like Common Hogweed to me.

[Taryn]

Thanks aeshna5, I hope it is.

This is a photo of the whole plant.

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by Taryn

Thanks aeshna5, I hope it is.

This is a photo of the whole plant.

No doubt- Common Hogweed!

[Taryn]

Thanks aeshna5, I'm pleased it's the common variety, it would have been awful if there was Giant Hogweed on a nature reserve.