warbirdlover

This is the sign posted by all the DNR parking areas when we went pheasant hunting last Saturday. And sure enough there was one right there near the sign. Never remember worrying about these things when I was a kid running through the tall grassy fields but now we have this. Read this from the DNR site. Anyone ever got "burned" by this stuff?

CAUTION: Care should be taken to avoid skin contact with the juices of this plant. Proper clothing (gloves and a long-sleeved shirt) must be worn to prevent the phytophotodermatitic effects.


http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/fact/parsnip.htm

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives...ldparsnip.html

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/...ildparsnip.htm

halfbakedi420

so its like poison ivy er oak?

warbirdlover

Worse. But doesn't burn only a couple days. My BIL says it causes tumors that have to be removed or they turn cancerous. Can't find anything to back this up though. It does say carcenogen though and it affects the DNA in the cells.

jrbsr

It looks like what we in NC call chigger bushes.
It has redbugs in it. (chiggers)
If you look at it you can see the little bugs crawling around on it.
I didn't know it was Wild Parsnip.