copyright the Chronicle July 27, 2016
by Jef Barker
Beware of those yellow roadside flowers that look like Queen Anne’s lace — the sap they produce can burn your skin.
Flowering parsnips pose a little known danger — they didn’t even get a cameo on last Friday’s Jeopardy, which included a poisonous plants category.
In the Northeast Kingdom, however, people are urged to stay clear of this potentially dangerous plant, which grows wild along roadsides and other unmaintained areas, according to the Vermont Department of Health website.
“Wild parsnips produce a sap, or plant juice, that can cause burns to the skin in the presence of sunlight,” the web page warns.
However, simply brushing up against a wild parsnip plant won’t normally cause a reaction. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe:
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