Once Again. . .
. . it is time to be confused about this plant. I think I have finally decided to my satisfaction that it is, indeed, the harmless "cow parsnip", but it certainly resembles the poisonous giant hogweed. Here's a comparative sheet that's really good, supplied to me by another Flickr member last year. Thank you, primaseadiva!
www.dec.ny.gov/animals/72766.html
See also:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_maximum
According to this, the "harmless" one can also cause dematitis.
This seen at the Eucalyptus Grove, foot of the UC Berkeley campus.
Once Again. . .
. . it is time to be confused about this plant. I think I have finally decided to my satisfaction that it is, indeed, the harmless "cow parsnip", but it certainly resembles the poisonous giant hogweed. Here's a comparative sheet that's really good, supplied to me by another Flickr member last year. Thank you, primaseadiva!
www.dec.ny.gov/animals/72766.html
See also:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_maximum
According to this, the "harmless" one can also cause dematitis.
This seen at the Eucalyptus Grove, foot of the UC Berkeley campus.