A few years ago, my dad brought a huge dead seed head from the top of what looked like giant hogweed. My dad said that he had seen a number of these plants growing almost like a grove of trees. The ...

Compared to the travails of Upstate New York winters, the perils of the region’s summers are infinitely more tolerable: humidity, mosquitoes, hamburgers that turn into hockey pucks on the grill. But ...

Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry is warning people about giant hogweed plants that have been located along the shores of Seneca Bluffs Natural Habitat Park. Researchers sound alarm after ...

In nature, it's often better to look and not touch. And when it comes to one particular flower that can inspire awe with its great height, there is no better warning. The giant hogweed is a massive, ...

Diversity and Distributions, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan., 2007), pp. 99-114 (16 pages) Several species of the genus Heracleum (Umbelliferae) were introduced into Europe from south-west Asia in the 19th ...

STAUNTON, Va. -- Environmental officials in Virginia and other states are warning the public to be vigilant about an invasive plant that can cause burning and blindness to those who come into direct ...

The invasive giant hogweed plant was just discovered in the state of Virginia for the first time. Giant hogweed sap can make skin extremely sensitive to the sun, causing third-degree burns in a short ...

A teen suffers third-degree burns after a brief encounter with a giant hogweed while gardening for his summer job. This past week, 17-year-old Virginia teen Alex Childress was working on his summer ...

Plant experts are warning people in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island to stay away from the giant hogweed, a dangerous and invasive plant that is just starting to bloom. Coming into contact with ...

OK, some of you out there are mistaking cow parsnip for giant hogweed. Your intentions are good, but the giant hogweed really hasn't shown up yet. But now it's July, and the 15-foot-tall invasive ...

WASHINGTON — A Virginia teen is recovering after he was believed to be burned by the sap of a giant hogweed plant earlier this week. The run-in with the dangerous plant in the commonwealth has plant ...