Have you seen this plant?

nyis ^ | 05-23-2017 | crz

[crz]

Another invasive plant brought here from overseas.

[crz]

Consider this public service news. A plant not to be taken lightly.

[Jamestown1630]

That thing can blind you! But I always thought it was native (?)

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

If this were truly public service news, you should have considered mentioning the plant involved.

[crz]

I better re-up the link.

http://www.nyis.info/index.php?action=invasive_detail&id=45

We got problems with this IT connection-frontier.

[Pontiac]

Brought to this country by another invasive species; the Muslim.

[Puppage]

The giant hogweed

[Jamestown1630]

My mistake - reading further, I guess the native we have that is similar is Cow Parsnip.

[crz]

Maybe you ought to go to the link and READ the information for yourself now that I provided the link.

[PGR88]

Yep. See it everywhere here in NY

[Pontiac]

There is a very similar plant that is native but not as toxic.

[smokingfrog]

OMG. That stuff worse than poison ivy. If I were exposed to it, you might as well just shoot me & put me out of my misery.

[traderrob6]

I don’t see it.

[crz]

They are warning ALL road construction workers of this SOB because of the long term effects from this thing.

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve read that it can take many months for the ‘burn’ or blister to heal.

[Boogieman]

They’re just undocumented foliage. Our nation was built on plant immigration!

[Red Badger]

[Augie]

Perhaps of interest to the gardening list.

[Reno89519]

Nuke Iran will take care of most of the world’s Hogweed.

[crz]

http://www.nyis.info/index.php?action=invasive_detail&id=45

[digger48]

Gonna take herbicide like used on cattails that kills the roots. Can’t buy that unless you are certified