Heracleum lanatum- is a member of the carrot/parsley family, and like giant hogweed, produces sap containing chemicals that can irritate human skin. If you rub your eyes it could it could be very deadly
I was given a few of these years ago and thought they were beautiful .I rubbed my face and it caused irritation to my skin.
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There’s a lot of wild parsnip here, in central Ontario, too. 😦
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Wow! Didn’t realize it existed all over Canada when I did some research on it.
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Unfortunately.
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Thanks for warning me!
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So scary seeing these plants.
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I’ve always been afraid of picking berries I find on a trail because I don’t know what is/isn’t poisonous.
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We had some in our area and people of the neighbourhood went out to eradicate them. I read that any patches of skin that this plant irritates can take a long time to heal and are photosensitive so that if the sore spot is exposed to sunlight it can flare up again. It sounds like one wicked plant.
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Definitely a wicked plant.
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Always be prudent when you see them and best is not to touch them.
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Yes indeed..some people need to realize how not to touch these .
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That’s awful, can the plant be irradicated?
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The government should step up and get rid of these.
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I agree, but can the province afford it though…
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Yes indeed.
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