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Other Weeds that are not Giant Hogweed

Below are some pictures of plants that we sometimes recieve inquiries asking if this plant is giant hogweed.

Wild Parsnip, Pastinaca sativa

contact with leaves and sap can cause a rash in sensitive individuals

Plants are 2 to 5 feet tall with yellow flowers

Wild Parsnip Leaf Wild Parsnip Flower

 

Wild Lettuce, Lactuca serriola

Image Citations, www.bugwood.org

Wild Parsnip Leaf, Ohio State University Weed Lab Archive
Wild Parsnip Flower, John Cardina, Ohio State University
Field of Wild Parsnip, John M Randall, The Nature Conservancy