A Woman Suffered Gruesome Burns After Brushing Up Against A Wild Parsnip Plant

[rangerrebew]

A Woman Suffered Gruesome Burns After Brushing Up Against A Wild Parsnip Plant

You've been warned.
By Jessica Migala   
Jul 17, 2018
 

    A Vermont woman wound up with severe blisters after coming into contact with a wild parsnip plant.

    Charlotte Murphy posted about her experience on Facebook, saying the blisters showed up about a week after contact with the plant.

    Wild parnsip plants are a common invasive species that grow along roadsides and look like yellow Queen Anne's Lace.

https://www.prevention.com/health/a22221298/woman-severe-burns-wild-parsnip-plant/

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Probably Hogsweed.

[dfwgator]

Probably Hogsweed.

"Mighty Hogweed is avenged!"

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[goatprairie]

Probably Hogsweed.

Hogweed... wild Parsnip....same thing. Depends on which part of the country you're in as far as colloquial identification.

[mountaineer]

Dangerous Plant Threatening Appalachia: Burns & Blinds Victims
July 20, 2018


The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the presence of Giant hogweed in the state, as a 17-year-old incoming Virginia Tech freshman has been treatment for burns to his face and arm from the sap of highly noxious weed originating from Asia.

The 17-year-old who was working a landscaping job for the summer came in contact with the plant and subsequently suffered second- and third-degree burns.

“The top layer of skin on the left side of his face basically was gone and appeared to be like a really bad burn that had already peeled,” stated the boy’s father according to Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. ...

The plant is easily confused with other look alike plants such as elderberry and cow parsnip. People who think they have found Giant hogweed should take a digital photo of the leaf, stem and flower — then notify state officials.

Giant hogweed is a very distinct plant when set against the Appalachian landscapes and although it has some similar characteristics as cow parsnip, angelica and Queen Anne’s lace, its size sets it apart. It can grow upwards of 15 feet tall with leaves as large as five feet across. The white flower cluster can contain 50 – 150 flower rays spreading up to two feet across. ...

Read rest of article at Appalachian Magazine