hogweed
Blistering invasive plant
Hogweed is a tall plant of the carrot family with large leaves and umbrella-like clusters of white flowers.
Common hogweed grows throughout Europe and North America as a roadside weed.
Giant hogweed, an invasive species, can reach fifteen feet and produces sap that causes severe burns and blisters when skin is exposed to sunlight: The city launched a campaign to eradicate giant hogweed from public parks.
Plant circulatory fluid
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- burnsHeat-caused tissue damage
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- scarringPermanent mark formation
sensitizing · irritant · toxic · allergenic · harmful · poisonous · furanocoumarins
Land bordering a stream
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
pastureland · hedgerow · riparian · countryside · rural · wetland · floodplain
Every second year
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- umbelRadial flower cluster
foliage · white · bloom · seedling · flowering · tall · shade-tolerant
Not indigenous here
- alienNon-native being
- spreadTo distribute widely
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- infestationPest takeover situation
displacement · eradication · outcompete · proliferation · aggressive · expansion · encroachment · management
sap
Plant circulatory fluid
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- burnsHeat-caused tissue damage
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
scarring · sensitizing · irritant · toxic · allergenic · harmful · poisonous · furanocoumarins
riverbank
Land bordering a stream
meadow · pastureland · hedgerow · riparian · countryside · rural · wetland · floodplain
biennial
Every second year
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- stalkPlant's vertical support
umbel · foliage · white · bloom · seedling · flowering · tall · shade-tolerant
non-native
Not indigenous here
- alienNon-native being
- spreadTo distribute widely
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
infestation · displacement · eradication · outcompete · proliferation · aggressive · expansion · encroachment · management · biocontrol
dock
Mooring structure at water's edge
- dandelionYellow flower, white puffball
- ragweedHighly allergenic flowering plant
- chickweedCommon spreading garden weed
pigweed · fireweed · hemlock · bindweed · knotweed · burdock · nettle · thistle · bramble
- weedsdandelion, crabgrass, thistle, nettles, ragweed
- invasive speciesinvasive species, lionfish, emerald ash borer, noxious weeds, kudzu
- hogweeds
- umbellifersparsley, carrot, celery, dill, fennel
- Plant Nicknamesbaby's breath, bachelor's button, black-eyed Susan, bleeding heart, buttercup
- hedgerowshawthorn, blackthorn, hazel, privet, holly
hogweedlamb's quarters
Wild edible leafy plant
chickweed · medicinal herb · edible greens · salad green · wild lettuce
hogweednative wildflower
Locally evolved flowering plant
native species · meadow flower · milkweed · bluebell · black-eyed Susan
hogweedgarden plant
Intentionally grown vegetation
ornamental plant · vegetable · cash crop · heirloom variety · rose