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08-Jun-2021	(c) Doug Cruden

Apparently, the common hogweed is a member of the carrot family...who knew (not me)?

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Don Mottershead		11-Jun-2021 00:24
Based on what everyone is saying, it is a real troublemaker.

Carl Carbone		10-Jun-2021 11:45
Yes, hogweed is a 'monitored' invasive here. Hard to believe it was used as a decorative garden plant with the sap being so potentially dangerous.

Walter Otto Koenig		09-Jun-2021 16:23
Very nicely photographed. I did not know that either. Can't look at this without thinking of the Genesis song "The Return of the Giant Hogweed".

Chris		09-Jun-2021 08:05
In France if you find giant hogweed (it’s sap can cause serious burns to the skin if exposed to sunlight) you should report it and the council will come and remove the plants. Great angle for the image Doug.

laine		09-Jun-2021 01:58
Hogweed sap is toxic to humans..apparently :(

LynnH		08-Jun-2021 23:32
I didn't know that, but now that you mention it... I see the resemblance in the white flowers. Very pretty greenery there today.

larose forest photos		08-Jun-2021 18:17
What a fabulous shot of this gigantic plant! Love the angle too. V

globalgadabout		08-Jun-2021 17:49
indeed it is...here in the distant colonies it is known as cow parsnip...best observed and not touched however..

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