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I didn't know about limes but knew about cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) which contains similar compounds that cause burns when exposed to sun but I just avoid
by s0rce 2y ago
I didn't know about limes but knew about cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) which contains similar compounds that cause burns when exposed to sun but I just avoid touching the plant and its typically obvious and easy to avoid (unlike poison oak).
- mordechai9000 2y agoI've been exposed to cow parsnip, and it looked bad - big fluid filled blisters on my legs - but it was painless and mostly just an annoyance. There is an invasive species of the same genus in North America called Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) that is much more potent and dangerous.
- s0rce 2y agoOh, maybe thats the one I thought was cow parsnip. Didn't realize there was a difference.
- mordechai9000 2y agoWell, I would definitely avoid cow parsnip even though Giant Hogweed is supposed to be much worse. The blisters didn't hurt but they left scars after they healed that took a few years to fade. And I heard about a woman who had to be evacuated by helicopter from a hiking trip because she had most of her legs and a lot of her torso exposed. She was also hiking on a glacier so UV exposure was probably pretty high, too. Fortunately, we only have cow parsnip around here. (So far, the qualifier we always have to use with invasive species.) From what I understand, Giant Hogweed looks very similar, only larger.
- whtsthmttrmn 2y agoI was going to post something about giant hogweed, too. Never felt its wrath, thankfully, but some stories I've read are horrible.
- lovich 2y agoIs this queen annes lace? We had a lot of it amongst hundreds of other plants that were in this garden of a house my parents bought as a kid. There was some mystery plant in there that gave bad burns but we never suspected the queen Anne’s lace and weren’t really enthusiastic about doing the testing necessary to deduce what the problem plant was
- pipe2devnull 2y agoNo, it looks quite similar but Queen Anne’s lace doesn’t cause burns. It’s kind of tricky to tell the difference.
- eps 2y agoDandelion juice is the same I think. Always leaves hard-to-remove stains on your fingers.