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Post by grumpy » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 12:15 pm

Found them growing on my property.... just a shout out about it..

Giant hogweed sap contains toxic chemicals known as furanocoumarins. When these chemicals come into contact with the skin and are exposed to sunlight, they cause a condition called phytophotodermatitis, a reddening of the skin often followed by severe blistering and burns. These injuries can last for several months, and even after they have subsided the affected areas of skin can remain sensitive to light for years. Furanocoumarins are also carcinogenic and teratogenic, meaning they can cause cancer and birth defects.

The sap can also cause temporary (or even permanent) blindness if introduced into the eyes.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/hogweed.asp

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Post by davidmcbeth3 » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 12:22 pm

Sieg Heil ! Thanks you for pointing this out.

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 1:58 pm

Never saw a plant like that around here. Looks alien. If it were on my property, I would apply copious quantities of something toxic to them.

 
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Post by warminmn » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 3:23 pm

Looks like giant white parsley! Hope I never see any.

 
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Post by Hambden Bob » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 6:55 pm

Yep,we've got it. Nasty stuff !! Thanx,Grump ! :up:

 
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Post by KingCoal » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 7:05 pm

we have that stuff here in Indiana and it's REAL bad news.

because it's so huge and strange looking quite a few children got into it this yr. before the warnings got ramped up.

it's real terrible how badly it affects the skin. it is a chemical burn and causes horrible pain.

 
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Post by grumpy » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 7:12 pm

Hambden Bob wrote:Yep,we've got it. Nasty stuff !! Thanx,Grump ! :up:
Well don't let it cross your northern border !! I did more research and so far I don't think I have it. It is supposed to have a purple stem mine are green. But it sure looks like the same plant, I have some that are eight feet tall. I have to find out what I have. Two weeks ago I had nothing now there everywhere, EVERYWHERE !! From what I learned they are very rare in my state..


 
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Post by grumpy » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 7:30 pm

This is what I have, these are small. can anyone ID this weed? And like I said some are eight feet tall..

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Post by Lightning » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 7:58 pm

Hmm. Looks like a north eastern weed to me.

 
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Post by grumpy » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 8:07 pm

I wrote some people at Michigan State U and asked if they could ID it, they are weed experts...

http://msuweeds.com/

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 9:23 pm

grumpy,that is a thistle ,not sure which one of the many that there are,but the bud clusters on top are a dead give-a-way. Prevent them from spreading more seeds,burn all those buds b4 they bloom or throw them in the garbage for the landfill to bury.

 
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Post by titleist1 » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 9:48 pm

I agree with the thistle ID by WH. We have the 2' variety here, leaves and the top buds are the same.

 
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Post by Stoker6268 » Thu. Aug. 13, 2015 10:18 pm

Wow!
Looks like giant ragweed!

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Fri. Aug. 14, 2015 11:57 am

That makes more sense. That American Burnweed doesn't look nasty enough to be in the thistle family ! :D

We have a lot of Bull Thistle here. Very common weed that's tough to keep away. Gets up to 8 feet tall in good conditions - but most only get to about 6 foot here. Believe me, you don't want to walk into one, or step barefoot on a young one just coming up in the lawn. Pretty blooms, but the rest of the plant is nature's barbed wire !!! :shock:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirsium_vulgare
The one in the picture is outside my shop. Being it's the national plant of Scotland, and she being of Scottish decent, Melissa wanted to save one to see how it would grow. :roll:

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