Giant Hogweed at Gogarburn
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Giant Hogweed at Gogarburn
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 17 Jun 2014
A vast forest of the stuff [Heracleum mantegazzianum] by the tram line at Gogarburn. A rapidly spreading invasive relative of our native Hogweed [H. sphondylium]. Its juices can produce nasty blisters on skin when exposed to sunlight, so the use of its tubular stems as peashooters is a no-no! For a later view, at the end of September, when it had finished flowering, see Image See e.g., http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/forb/herman/all.html for comprehensive information.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.939937
Longitude
-3.334018