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If you live in central/north Europe, beware of Heracleum Mantegazzianum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_mantegazzianum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He

by antirez 10y ago

If you live in central/north Europe, beware of Heracleum Mantegazzianum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_mantegazzianum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_mantegazzianum

lost_my_pwd 10y ago
We have to watch out for that in the US too, as well as wild parsnip.
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eveningcoffee 10y ago
I have heard that this plant is very difficult and dangerous to destroy.
funkyy 10y ago
And this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_sosnowskyi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_sosnowskyi
sparkzilla 10y ago
For more information on the mighty Hogweed please consult this handy PSA featuring Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYCDf9kWXDY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYCDf9kWXDY
krylon 10y ago
When I was young, these grew in our neighborhood. I remember my parents giving me very stern warnings not to touch that plant. I found it strange that such a nasty plant was allowed to grow in a neighborhood with little kids around, but then again there's lots of nasty plants in German gardens. After I made the mistake to touch a stinging nettle, I took such warnings more seriously.
- FreeFull 10y ago
  To be fair, touching a stinging nettle is standard fare of childhood, and isn't really bad for you other than the pain. If you spend lots of time out and about in green spaces in certain parts of Europe, getting stung by some nettles will be unavoidable.
  - pavel_lishin 10y ago
    At least in Russia, it was almost a rite of passage to have "nettle-fights" - you and your friends all put on a pair of gloves and some shorts, everyone grabs a nice nettle, and then you start whipping each other with them.
doikor 10y ago
Yeah I ran into one of those as a kid. Thankfully it was a rainy and cloudy day so didn't get any scars from the burns (it reacts with sun light) Also getting rid of those things is pain in the ass as the seeds can remain in ground for up to 10 years before the plant starts to grow
Grangar 10y ago
Western Europe, too. It's pretty common in the Netherlands.

by antirez 10y ago

If you live in central/north Europe, beware of Heracleum Mantegazzianum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_mantegazzianum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_mantegazzianum

lost_my_pwd 10y ago

We have to watch out for that in the US too, as well as wild parsnip.

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eveningcoffee 10y ago

I have heard that this plant is very difficult and dangerous to destroy.

funkyy 10y ago

And this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_sosnowskyi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_sosnowskyi

sparkzilla 10y ago

For more information on the mighty Hogweed please consult this handy PSA featuring Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYCDf9kWXDY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYCDf9kWXDY

krylon 10y ago

When I was young, these grew in our neighborhood. I remember my parents giving me very stern warnings not to touch that plant. I found it strange that such a nasty plant was allowed to grow in a neighborhood with little kids around, but then again there's lots of nasty plants in German gardens. After I made the mistake to touch a stinging nettle, I took such warnings more seriously.

FreeFull 10y ago
To be fair, touching a stinging nettle is standard fare of childhood, and isn't really bad for you other than the pain. If you spend lots of time out and about in green spaces in certain parts of Europe, getting stung by some nettles will be unavoidable.
- pavel_lishin 10y ago
  At least in Russia, it was almost a rite of passage to have "nettle-fights" - you and your friends all put on a pair of gloves and some shorts, everyone grabs a nice nettle, and then you start whipping each other with them.

doikor 10y ago

Yeah I ran into one of those as a kid. Thankfully it was a rainy and cloudy day so didn't get any scars from the burns (it reacts with sun light) Also getting rid of those things is pain in the ass as the seeds can remain in ground for up to 10 years before the plant starts to grow

Grangar 10y ago

Western Europe, too. It's pretty common in the Netherlands.