CTV News Channel: Giant hogweed 'bit of a menace' Douglas Justice of UBC Botanical Garden says giant hogweed is one of those weeds that not even professionals know how to handle it.

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, ...

The giant hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum, is also called giant cow parsnip, hogsbane, or giant cow parsley. But whatever you call this noxious plant, don’t touch it, please. The plant is native to ...

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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 ...

Giant hogweed is an herb that’s related to carrots, cilantro, and parsley. It grows naturally in the Caucasus Mountains, which stretch between the Black and Caspian Seas in Southwest Asia. The plant ...

A towering invasive plant capable of scarring anyone unlucky enough to touch its toxic sap is cropping back up in the U.S. And for the first time ever, it’s been spotted in the state of Virginia. The ...

All it took for Mark Sutphin and other specialists to identify the plant were photos from a concerned homeowner in Clarke County in northwestern Virginia. There was the evidence, plain as day: platter ...

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