General:
Perennial herb from a stout woody taproot; stemless or with short stems and strongly sheathing leaf stalks buried in the sand.

Leaves:
Basal leaves spreading, often prostrate, thick and firm, glabrous above, white woolly beneath, once or twice divided in 3's; leaflets broadly elliptic to egg-shaped, coarsely toothed.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of several compact clusters; stalks hairy, 1.5-5 cm long; flowers white, small.

Fruits:
Oblong egg-shaped to globose, 6-13 mm long, somewhat flattened, glabrous or hairy towards tip, with broadly corky-winged ribs. HERACLEUM 1. Plants 1.5-4.5 m tall; fruits obtuse basally H. mantegazzianum1. Plants 1-3 m tall; fruits narrowed basally H. maximum

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cymopterus littoralis auct. non A. Gray
Glehnia leiocarpa Mathias
Glehnia littoralis var. leiocarpa (Mathias) Boivin