Or, you know, weeds. Having a run-in with a patch of wild parsnip, it turns out, is likely to result in a skin reaction that can amount to the equivalent of second-degree burns, complete with ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Watch your step when you pull off the road. That's the warning from state environmental officials to people who want to avoid a burning, blistering itch that could last for ...

A hazardous, invasive plant that can cause severe burns is spreading rapidly across North America, threatening native ecosystems and human safety. Wild parsnip (and its cousin, cow parsnip) form dense ...

A good article appeared in the Daily News on July 5 about wild parsnip and the photosensitivity sunburn-like reaction it may cause when a chemical in it interacts with long wavelength ultraviolet ...

Poison hemlock, a deadly plant that can cause respiratory failure and death, is spreading throughout the U.S. Contact herbicides are the safest way to control poison hemlock, as all parts of the plant ...