‘Great -Britain’s most dangerous plant’ has hit its scorching peak, have warned experts – and it can leave children, parents and even pets with horrible burns.
The juice of the gigantic highweed stops our skin that protects itself against the sun, which means that victims are painfully confronted with pus -filled blisters if they are exposed to daylight.
And because it does not cause immediate pain, those who have been affected cannot continue to enjoy the good weather, not aware of any problem until the first burns appear.
The factory reaches its largest degree in June and July, according to Callum Sinclair, project manager at the Scottish Invasive species initiative.
“By the time we arrive at this time of the year, they are pretty impressive plants and also impressive-like plants,” he said.
“They are probably close to a kind of maximum height now and in the middle of summer, July and August.”
At the moment even the professionals like to keep his distance, he added.
So would you know how to spot gigantic highweed?
‘Great -Britain’s most dangerous plant’ has hit its scorching peak, have warned experts – and it can leave children, parents and even pets with horrible burns
The juice of the gigantic highweed stops our skin that protects itself against the sun, which means that victims are painfully confronted with pus -filled blisters if they are exposed to daylight
Giant Hogweed is An invasive species that is often confused with cow petersess.
Reginald Knight, head garden at FIFE ZOOMailOnline told that it was originally introduced in the UK in ornamental gardens and ‘known for its umbrella formations of white flowers and large leaves’.
Seeds from the plant are spread in the wind, and that is why gigantic highweed can now be found everywhere in the United Kingdom.
The plant is often found in the vicinity of rivers, but can also be spotted near Hagen or per roadsides.
Although gigantic highweed is very similar to normal highweed, it is much larger and will often reach heights of more than 16 feet.
Sharing tips about distinguishing the two plants, Mr. Knight said that the plant has told long stems with umbrella clusters of tightly packed white flowers’.
“The large stems are covered with small white hair and there are purple spots randomly spread over the stem, where each branch tends to have a piece of purple color where it meets the stem,” he said.
Gigantic highweed sails usually appear in March or April, at which point they are much smaller and easier to manage.
Because it does not cause immediate pain, those who have been affected cannot continue to enjoy the good weather, not aware of any problem until the first burns appear
Giant Hogweed is an invasive species that is often confused with cow petersess. Displayed: Giant Hogweed plants grow on the banks of the Irwell river on 24 June in Bolton
“The reason we treat them earlier in the season is because they are clearly smaller and less dangerous because we can come in with protective clothing among them,” Sinclair explained.
‘But once you come to the altitude that they are now in the summer, and they are large with large leaves, they are dangerous to intervene.
“So now, in the summer, when schools are clearly on vacation and people are active in the summer, it is the time that we really warn to love them in principle.”
The plant is everywhere in the United Kingdom, with countless reports of annoying encounters.
Chloe Douglas, from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, woke up with a rash on her hands and neck, which grew in blisters ‘the size of grapes’ after touching the plant.
“The recovery was extremely painful,” she said.
On the other side of England, in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, it left a Chihuahua-Pug Cross, Peanut, with ‘crying blisters that looked red and painful’, according to owner Sue Earley.
And in Somerset, mother Samantha Morgan recently described how her two-year-old son screamed with pain in pain when doctors cut his gigantic highweed blisters away.
Last summer, Ross McPherson was left behind with a blister as big as an orange and struggled to dress after he was brushed along a giant highweed in Dunbar, East Lothian,
In Fordingbridge, Hampshire, Giant Hogweed left a Chihuahua-Pug Cross, Peanut, with ‘crying blisters that looked red and painful’, according to owner Sue Earley
Injuries are also documented in Wales and Ireland, North and South.
In the meantime, Scotland has been home to some of the most horrible cases.
Last summer, Ross McPherson was left behind with a blister as large as an orange and struggled to get dressed after he was brushed past a giant highweed in Dunbar, East -Lothian.
He described the pain as ‘absolute hell’.
And in Glasgow, retired rescue boat officer George Parsonage, 80, recently described how he was still tormented by an old gigantic highweed wound from the sixties.
Mr Sinclair emphasized that gigantic highweed often causes long -term injuries.
He said: ‘This plant can cause painful blistering or burns, and those things can actually return year after year.
‘So it is not once and for all the damage they can cause for you.
‘And if you happen to come into contact with it and be burned, you have to cover the contact point because the sunlight makes it worse.
“And then you probably have to wash the area to remove the juice with water and soap.”
The gigantic highweed is native to the Caucasus, but was introduced in 1817 in Great -Britain and its spread has now got out of hand.
Mike Duddy, from the Mersey Basin Rivers Trust, said in 2015 that the gigantic highweed was ‘without a doubt the most dangerous plant in Great Britain’.
Mr. Sinclair said it was easiest to distinguish from his native cousin, the normal highweed, through his pure scale – who grew eight to 10 feet.
He encouraged those who see the factory to report it to the local government or responsible landowner, while those in Scotland can also report it to the Scottish Initiative of Invasive Species.
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