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Giant Hogweed: https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/39809.html https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/39809.html

• godelski 5y ago
  I didn't know this plant would burn you. I've seen a lot of it around the Pacific Northwest. It grows like crazy and is really tall.
  • wiml 5y ago
    If it is giant hogweed, the invasive plants people in the area usually appreciate it if you let them know. On the other hand, poison hemlock looks pretty similar, and although it is a non-native weed, it isn't noxious enough that the county will send someone out to destroy it. In my experience it's a little more common than hogweed.
    • godelski 5y ago
      > poison hemlock looks pretty similar Well that may be it. There's a place up in Umpqua called Hemlock Lake. There's definitely a lot of hemlock out there too. But I wouldn't trust myself to differentiate, but can say that some of the really big plants looked exactly like the pictures you linked.