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Giant Hogweed

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Photo by JeanSawatzky
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The sap is hazardous & toxic. It is phototoxic creating burns to skin and eyes. A flower can contain 50,000 seeds.
Plant is a native of China and was brought to Europe and North America as a garden ornamental.

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Comments (3)
KathleenMcEachern
So wonderful that they came and removed it after you showed them this picture. Good work!
JeanSawatzky
Plant was introduced to North America and is very expensive to eradicate because plants must be cut individually by workers wearing hazardous waste handling outfits.

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJune 21, 2011

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