Wild Parsnip

• Also known as “Poison Parsnip”.
• Looks much like a slightly larger version of the well-known “Queen Anne’s Lace” but with yellow rather than white blooms.
• Unlike other better known toxic plants, like poison ivy, which depend on our immune response to cause their discomfort, this plant is just plain corrosive! ...causing skin burns and discoloration which can last from weeks to months on human skin.  

http://blogs.middlebury.edu/trailrunner/2010/06/24/muddy-meadows-and-poison-parsnips/

http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/1059508--beware-poisonous-parsnip-lurks-on-city-trails

(Toronto)

June 24th, 2011

June 24th, 2011