[meteorite-list] Toxic Giant Hogweed Spreading - Warning to Meteorite Collectors

From: Larry Atkins <thetoprok_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 22:36:43 -0400
Message-ID: <16463262a4c-c91-1af7_at_webjasstg-vab13.srv.aolmail.net>

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!


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-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Ensor via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
To: Tommy <tommy58 at hvc.rr.com>
Cc: meteorite list <meteorite-list at 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 at 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 | baxelson at 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.

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