Giant hogweed has not naturalised on mainland Australia. Giant hogweed has not naturalised in Tasmania. Giant hogweed has been recorded near Devonport in northern Tasmania, but appears to have been eradicated.
hopefully...
Plenty of other things to kill you in Australia.
Giant hogweed has not naturalised on mainland Australia. Giant hogweed has not naturalised in Tasmania. Giant hogweed has been recorded near Devonport in northern Tasmania, but appears to have been eradicated.
hopefully...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Map at post #17 shows Melbourne area has a bit of it.
I have seen this stuff in te wilderness of Eastern Canada. It grows here and there, usually on river banks and flod plains of streams and rivers. It grows really tall, you can’t miss it in late summer here. But its not an infestation as yet.
Thankfully I have not had any physical contact with it.
"The reason for this is that the plant contains a toxic sap that prevents human skin from protecting itself from sunlight. If you get the sap on your skin, it causes a chemical reaction that leads to extreme sunburns from even normal exposure, a condition that can last for many years"
https://allthatsinteresting.com/giant-hogweed-plant
