KennK
Silver Member
The post asking about the plant that ended up being Pokeweed reminded me ...
Also be careful to watch for Wild Parsnip. I have some in my pasture in NE Illinois and it is nasty stuff for humans. If you rub bare skin against the leaves it put a solar accelerant on your skin. If you stay outside for some time you'll get burns - nasty burns with blisters that once healed leave your skin darker for a number of years.
It tends to be real big - 6 feet tall when mature. It looks like an overgrown carrot or queen Anne's lace to me, but with yellow floweretts.
Here are some links:
Wild parsnip - Invasive species: Minnesota DNR
Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
http://wihort.uwex.edu/landscape/Parsnipfinal1.pdf
It is one nasty plant.
Also be careful to watch for Wild Parsnip. I have some in my pasture in NE Illinois and it is nasty stuff for humans. If you rub bare skin against the leaves it put a solar accelerant on your skin. If you stay outside for some time you'll get burns - nasty burns with blisters that once healed leave your skin darker for a number of years.
It tends to be real big - 6 feet tall when mature. It looks like an overgrown carrot or queen Anne's lace to me, but with yellow floweretts.
Here are some links:
Wild parsnip - Invasive species: Minnesota DNR
Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
http://wihort.uwex.edu/landscape/Parsnipfinal1.pdf
It is one nasty plant.