Thursday, July 7, 2011

Giant plant will try to burn, scar, blind you

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Giant worries over hogweed
A hogweed plant, which can grow to 7 to 14 feet tall and have blossoms as large as a human head. Its stalks stretch to 14 feet into the air, its blooms are bigger than a human head, and its sap can blind a man. ... read more

Giant plant will try to burn, scar, blind you
Toxic sap from the giant hogweed reduces the skin's ability to repel light from the sun, and could blind you. (Photo courtesy of the USDA) WASHINGTON -- Heading out for a leisurely stroll in the woods? That's nice. Just watch out for a large, ... read more

Giant Hogweed Invades NY! This Weed Can Burn You, But Probably Won't Eat You
Fox News ran a segment today on “hogweed,” a menacing weed that will eat your young, strangle your puppies, delete your TiVo'd shows and bluntly inform you that you look fat in those jeans. Kidding, possibly. ... read more

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Giant hogweeds
from giant hogweed
Giant Hogweed is Maryland
Giant Hogweed - Flowers
Giant Hogweed
Giant hogweed growing against
like the Giant Hogweed,
of giant hogweed.
Giant hogweed grows up to 20
Figure 9: Giant hogweed on

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