Thursday, July 25, 2013

Giant Hogweed: Beware!




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Giant Hogweed: Beware!



Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is rapidly becoming a serious concern in many areas across Canada (and the U.S.) because it can burn skin and cause permanent blindness. It can’t be stated enough, contact with this weed’s watery sap can be very dangerous. It can cause severe blistering on the skin and permanent scarring that resembles a chemical burn or fire. What’s worse is that even a tiny trace of the sap to an eye can singe the cornea which causes temporary or permanent blindness.
Chemicals in the giant hogweed’s sap include: furocoumarins (carcinogenic) and teratogenic (they can cause cancer and birth defects).






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