Graham's so right, it's hard to miss due to its size. Common hog weed which is rather 'uncommon' here in Michigan gets to a maximum of 6 feet tall, it truly is stunning with it's big tabletop size flowers and huge leaves. Giant hog weed, invasive here in the states, is huge! By mid summer the plants are 6 - 12 feet tall and are easily identified. I can't speak accurately for the rest of the country but here in Mich the Giant variety is extremely rare. I have 5 trucks on the road all summer long, out ridding the good people of our state of their poison ivy and other noxious and/or invasive plants. In all the years doing this we've only seen giant hog weed once.
So if you find yourself out looking for a piece of the Hamburg meteorite don't worry too much about hog weed, but be very aware of the ubiquitous poison ivy! Sincerely, Larry Atkins Poison Ivy Control Serving Michigan and Maryland Poisonivycontrolofmichigan.com Poisonivycontrolofmaryland.com CosmicConnectionMeteorites.com IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -----Original Message----- From: Graham Ensor via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> To: Tommy <tomm...@hvc.rr.com> Cc: meteorite list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Tue, Jul 3, 2018 12:23 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Toxic Giant Hogweed Spreading - Warning to Meteorite Collectors Just learn to recognize it...which is pretty easy because of it's size...it is a notifiable plant here in the UK but never thought of it as any more of a problem than loads of other poisonous plants and fungi I see near here...learn to live with nature I say....and teach your kids to do the same, just as I was as a child. Graham On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 12:14 AM, Tommy via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: Yup, just read an article on this plant. Nasty stuff. Regards! Tom (Hudson valley of N.Y.) On 07/02/2018 06:20 PM, Paul via Meteorite-list wrote: Although the below article do not specifically mention meteorite collecting, it discusses a nasty, hazardous plant, that meteorite collectors and anyone either collecting, working or playing in the outdoors need to be aware of and avoid. 'Horror Plant' causes 3rd-degree burns, blindness, is spreading in Upstate NY (photos) By Ben Axelson | baxel...@nyup.com June 26, 2018 https://www.sciencealert.com/invasive-toxic-giant-hogweed-burns-skin-blindness-virginia-clarke-county https://www.newyorkupstate.com/expo/news/erry-2018/06/f2e509cfd11171/horror_plant_causes_3rddegree.html https://nypost.com/2018/06/17/this-plant-causes-3rd-degree-burns-permanent-blindness/ Yours, Paul H. ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
