Torqaholic
06-15-2012, 6:12am
Learned something today... Stay away from this plant. Invasive speicies from Asia. Never seen it before but they just found one growing in the area... The sap can cause blindness if it gets in your eye and a severe rash. AKA Giant Hogweed...
http://neveryetmelted.com/wp-images/GiantHogweed2.jpg
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Where it's found -
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
Oregon
Washington
Michigan
Virginia
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
“It’s different because (giant hogweed) changes your skin, making it more susceptible to the sun for a number of years,” she said. It’s a condition known as photo-dermatitis, sensitivity to sunlight.
“If the sap gets on your skin, and the sun shines on your skin, especially if there’s moisture like sweat — and it needs the sun — it makes the skin unable to protect itself from sunlight, and you can get third-degree burns and blisters,” Kraus said.
If the sap comes into contact with the eyes, it can cause eye irritation and “can lead to blindness,” she said.
http://neveryetmelted.com/wp-images/GiantHogweed2.jpg
http://c1planetsavecom.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/files/2011/07/hogweed-sap-injuries-e1309990898846.png
Where it's found -
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
Oregon
Washington
Michigan
Virginia
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
“It’s different because (giant hogweed) changes your skin, making it more susceptible to the sun for a number of years,” she said. It’s a condition known as photo-dermatitis, sensitivity to sunlight.
“If the sap gets on your skin, and the sun shines on your skin, especially if there’s moisture like sweat — and it needs the sun — it makes the skin unable to protect itself from sunlight, and you can get third-degree burns and blisters,” Kraus said.
If the sap comes into contact with the eyes, it can cause eye irritation and “can lead to blindness,” she said.