Don't Touch This Plant!

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Created by Dylan Dubeau
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[@animalogic]

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[@zaryuezi-youtaylor2994]

Thanks you guys

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[@Ragnar_Aevarsson]

I’d love to learn about the manchineel tree

[@darkshadow4250]

Hey, let's talk about Hydra next time.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

"Hey let's plant this giant painful plant that's incredibly invasive instead of one of its nearly identical but smaller edible cousins."

[@HolesGuy]

Is the edible one Fennel? I forgot

[@Jay-ho9io]

Right?

[@larsgadell5016]

This is also edible. The toxin only works in sunlight/uv. You could drink it or bath in it as long as you are indoors. I would not recomend tho. So if you ever need to clear some and don't have full protection gear, just wait till night time and wash well afterwards.

[@harrimat100]

Dogwood?

[@PabloSanchez-qu6ib]

@@HolesGuy watch the video. Duh!

[@GhostOfAmsterdam69]

You mentioned bamboo in this video and I realised I actually know very little about bamboo. I’d love to see a video in the future about it :)

[@MaekarManastorm]

Bamboo is a wonderful grass. Don't believe the doomsayers

[@anyascelticcreations]

Me, too! And youtube, please notify me when it's here. 👍

[@samhamsord7942]

And chickens that we domesticated, they are connected.

[@robertgrey1377]

Poison hemlock, wild carrot, Queen Anne lace and giant hogweed! They all have very similar umbral flowers which can be dangerous! Since I use Queen Anne lace for cut flowers

[@smivan.]

In Russia we have a variant of this one called "Heracleum Sosnowsky", which is an even more vigorous version of this incredibly nasty plant. Initially developed in middle USSR as a mass-produced feed plant for lifestock, it has now become an infamous weed plant, as it grows out of control at incredible speeds, pushes out most other plants and as such is a serious problem in many regions. And of course, the horrific phototoxic properties of it's siblings are perfectly intact.

[@salty_3k506]

Oh no. I live in Germany and I feel so lucky that I haven't come into contact with them. I have seen them so often it feels insane that they are this poisonous.

[@theexchipmunk]

Remember that we have have a native smaller variant thats not as toxic. Looks pretty much the same but is smaller.

[@danielroder830]

If you still see them somewhere you should report that to the city or village, they will deal with it. But yeah first make sure it's actually that variety of the plant.

[@jakobschoning7355]

Yeah, i live in Germany too and what you commonly see is just the normal hogweed or "Bärenklau" not the giant variant. I dont think I have ever seen the giant sort tbh

[@Wordweaver166]

They can be differentiated by the leaves. The H. mantegazzianum leaves come to many sharp points. The size of the blossoms is the real dead giveaway, though.

[@toolcruise]

I live in Norway and I got 2nd degree burns from this plant when I was a kid. It was summer and I was shirtless, chopping down these plants, feeling like I was conquering a jungle. I remained shirtless in the sun, and in the evening when I had my shirt on a family friend lifted me up to ride on his back and I was in so much pain when he grabbed me, when I checked under my shirt my I had gotten quite red. When I woke up in the morning I was full of blemishes all over, from my torso to my legs. We went to the ER immediately and they wrapped me up like a mummy lol. Terrible summer, and I had scars for a long time, only ones that remain are very hard to see on my hip and ankle. Could’ve been blinded though so I was lucky in hindsight

[@SSSnivy70]

Tasha: It's probably best to avoid this plant anytime. This video: *Has a bunch of photos of people standing close to the dangerous, tall, poisonous plant*

[@frizzlethecat2084]

It's not like it will jump you. Just don't touch and you'll be fine.

[@SSSnivy70]

@@frizzlethecat2084 I'm just saying, it's better to be safe than sorry with a plant that can make you blind.

[@willy4170]

@@frizzlethecat2084no because even coming near it is since there are a lot of seeds transported by the wind.

[@orzelgryf]

In Poland we have close cousin of this guy, called Sosnowsky's hogweed. I remember from my childhood my grandma was showing me this plant and explaining me to never ever touch it.

[@smivan.]

Didn't know folks in Poland got it too, I guess it must be more widespread than I thought. Sosnowsky's Hogweed is a colossal issue here in european Russia as well, there are a lot of people looking into some way to eradicate it or prevent it from spreading, because it has become quite ecologically dangerous.

[@anyaua2626]

@@smivan. most slavs literally got it from you russians, you should be ashamed over making this disaster of a plant spread back in ussr

[@TheTytan007]

@@smivan. It's been brought here from Russia during the Cold War because some morons thought that it'd be a great fodder plant xD

[@rasmusmalmberg6468]

I learn about these as a kid and they've terrified me ever since. I once touched some kind of plant that made a spot on my hand sensitive to sunlight. There were no giant hogweeds around though so I'm pretty sure I've never encountered one.

[@olive6942]

wild parsnips also have very similar toxins, it could have been them.

[@Wordfishtrombone]

I used to work in a produce department in the Midwest. Every spring and fall I’d get photosensitive blisters on my forearms! It was the worst! I learned to keep them out of the sun and wear long sleeves. Fascinating video!

[@kellydalstok8900]

There were lots of them near where I live. The parks department of my municipality started to dead head all hogweed plants last year and far fewer plants came up this year. Unfortunately the neighbouring municipalities haven’t taken any measures to try to weed out this horrible plant yet. Their spread started with a handful of people with an alternative lifestyle who preferred “wild” gardens, i.e. who weren’t prepared to put any work into keeping their weeds in check. Hogweed spreads really fast along roads, because verges aren’t mowed as intensively as they used to be.

[@adriansennett2861]

The buggers grow rife round my end of Kent. Kersney Abbey's full of the evil things.

[@BillSikes.]

They're beautiful plants that have evolved over millions of years, they've developed that poison to stop themselves being eaten by ruminants and other creatures. They have their place in the Great Scheme 🌿

[@adriansennett2861]

They gave their place alright, right in front of a flamethrower. 🤣

[@BillSikes.]

@@adriansennett2861 You're asleep pal, deaf dumb and blind to the world you live in, I'll say a prayer for you 🙏

[@BreninyGeifr]

Don't confuse common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium, native to the UK, grows to 4, maybe 5 foot/~1.2 - 1.5 metres tall, can reach 6 foot/1.8m) in ideal conditions but I've never seen it anywhere near that height) with giant hogweed (introduced to the UK, starts at over 6'7/2 m and can grow to 16 or even 18'/5.5m). The sap of both, like most umbellifers (key phrase), is phototoxic but the giant obviously contains rather more than the native. The umbellifers are a huge group of plants that includes everything from hogweeds and cow parsley to the carrots and parsnips we pile on our plates. All these species I've named are phototoxic - that is, their sap contains ingredients that react with sunlight to cause irritation. Some people seem not to react at all and will happily munch down on H. mantegazzianum stalks in their salad, while others can't peel a carrot without wearing rubber gloves. Sensible precaution: if you're going to strim an area that you know or suspect could contain umbellifers, wear long trousers, roll your shirt sleeves down, do up the buttons and wear welding gauntlets instead of whatever you'd normally wear. Make sure you wear a visor and that it's in place the whole time. You'll look and feel like the Michelin man but I promise you it's better than the alternative. I discovered this the hard way

[@DiamondAppendixVODs]

I'm surprised russia wasn't mentioned, it's just as invasive and spread here as anywhere else. I remember several patches on my way to school, and one that was trying to grow at the edge of our land plot, my dad was killing it several years in a row and I'm not sure if it's truly gone

[@smivan.]

The one that we have widespread here in Russia is actually a variant called Heracleum Sosnowsky (Борщевик Сосновского), it's a selected variant that is even more vigorous than the usual one.

[@atsukorichards1675]

Actually she mentioned briefly in the video.

[@sassa82]

Persian hogweed is a very close specie which is also phototoxic. In persian cuisine the seeds are used as a spice. They are called "Golpar" and very aromatic.

[@snood4743]

A weed so impressive that Genesis wrote a whole 7 minute prog rock song about it.

[@mariamartin94]

Great song!

[@jbarnard2000]

Plz do lupin the plants that’s invading but also saving Iceland

[@hera7884]

I saw this growing here in Colorado! I told people it was Giant Hogweed and they had no idea what I was talking about it was so embarrassing

[@lh3540]

Really? We have a ton of Queen Anne's lace.

[@RosettaAceAlmaak]

Giant hogweed is probably one of my favorite plants, simply because I admire its size and toxicity. I want to be on a giant hogweed removal team one day so I can get up close and personal with these majestic beasts in a safe manner and protect the environment from them. I go hiking in areas where they might be lurking, so I want to protect my safehavens from being overrun by this noxious plant.

[@bequemjoe]

Ain't established titles a scam on a law loophole?

[@curiodyssey3867]

Yup, sad they are shilling for them

[@Kyntteri]

I spotted a variant near my home few years back and quickly informed my city officials about it as an urgent removal. Lots of kids in the area. They soon got rid of it and it didn't come back.

[@nikburisson9-pissedoffpeasant-]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom about the dangerous plant. Continue to be you friends.

[@Scraggledust]

Love this channel!!!!! Always learn something new and that is refreshing. This story is why I intentionally seek out plants that are 100% native in the area I live in.

[@--Paws--]

I haven't heard about this plant since AlfieAesthetics talked about it so many years ago. I'm glad it's getting some needed recognition especially of how prevalent it is. Please talk more about Apiaceae family of plants.

[@adriennefloreen]

In recent months several people have been hospitalized because their phone's plant identification apps said poison hemlock or giant hogweed was yarrow or wild parsnips or wild carrots or something related. It has happened due to the recent surge in popularity of foraging groups on Facebook because people are broke after years of a pandemic. Several KZbinrs and news agencies have made videos about this recently. One tried several apps and one of the apps said hogweed was something edible and pulled up a picture of someone's hand touching its leaves. He showed it in his video and kinda freaked out about it saying if you did what was pictured you would be sorry! All I can say is thanks for making this video. I am working on editing one about a related dangerous plant and why you shouldn't follow a certain site's advice about how to forage for it.

[@SombreroPharoah]

What's the plant your editing for?

[@FBIandre123]

4:22 actually the flowers are tiny. These plants have a giant inflorescence that is a cluster of small flowers arranged together in a stem.

[@edi9892]

Could you please make a video on ironwoods? I've always heard that only tropical regions have wood that is denser than water, but apparently, some shrubs in Europe will sink too! I tried to look up the hardest woods according to climate zone/continent, but I didn't get far. It seems that data mostly exists for woods that are used commercially. Wood that grows too slowly doesn't have the size for cutting timber out of it, or simply being too difficult to work with doesn't seem to get recorded... However, in the past, we also used other woods, for instance, to make mallets, batons, walking canes, wooden gears, etc.

[@richardgaspar4590]

I saw this plant once in our garden in a wet year, i pulled it out without gloves but i did not stay on the sun and because it had a very strong toxic odour i washed my hands thoroughly afterwards. Wild carrots and poison hemlock very commonly grow in areas with tall grass where i live, carrots have hairy stems while hemlock has red spots and no hairs on its stems. I like your educational videos on plants and animals.

[@renaminginprogress6903]

These were all over the place growing up on vancouver island. I don't specifically recall any blisters so I must be extremely lucky. I was never told they were toxic until way later in life.

[@lucasweustermann881]

I'm gardener in Germany and I hate this stuff the skin reaction feels like someone puts a burnig cigarette on your skin

[@RareEpicness]

We call them 'bears's claw' in the Netherlands

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[@TheJoergenDK]

I LOVE the ending! In Denmark, as you know we have this weed - but we fight it, with long medieval blades on even longer shafts. I don't know if we've won...

[@Intendeduse1]

When I was a kid in Alaska, dried hogweed stalks made for excellent "sword" fights. Later in life (and less fun) I brushed up against some that was nice and alive while on a bike ride and it made the skin on my ankle inflate like a balloon... it left a scar that lasted around 7 years before finally fading away.

[@BeBe-zq1dt]

I love you Lady Tasha The Amazon! Keep bloomin🌱

[@kiri101]

Tasha's the best, I always love her episodes!

[@arcie3716]

Now I have a new fear of accidentally touching those. Never seen those in real life but if I did, I would just be too amazed with how tall and pretty the flowers are, I might forget how toxic they are.

[@aliceyagami8260]

I believe the dynamite tree found an opponent for world domination lol

[@IowaKim]

We have a lot of Cow Parsnip around our pasture, and 2 years ago the husband was going around and hoeing them out. One turned out to be Hogweed after he had the huge blisters on his skin. Internet helped with identification, and you can bet we are now hyper-vigilant on identifying the weeds before knocking them down. Cow Parsnip looks a lot like Hogweed, just shorter and without the purple blotches.

[@pieoverlord]

So that's what Mother meant when she said I'd go blind if I kept extracting sap from my carrot.

[@cdk1016]

I'm not sure how I never noticed that Tasha's eyes match her hair! Everyone on animalogic seems so chill! I'd love to work with this channel if I were in Canada or remotely from Chicago Illinois. :)

[@jackielinde7568]

You can always come to my home state of Arizona, US and do a few videos of the native flora here. Sugaros, Prickly Pear cactus (which are edible, and not just the fruit), palo verde trees, and the cottonwoods to name a few.

[@jackielinde7568]

@@samarnadra Gotta love a plant who's entire reproductive strategy is to wait as long as possible, shove one's reproductive parts as high in the sky as possible (like a giant FU to the world), do the naughty, and then die.

[@HazySkies]

Giant Hogweed: "I love Day of the Triffids! I wonder if..."

[@DeltaAssualt]

I got Dill and Rosemary wild types growing in my yard, had Mint also last 3 years could smell them while mowing the lawn, smelled pretty good. To bad don't have them growing anymore along with parts of my lawn because of the hot summer last year and the water lawn restrictions. I'm sure I've run into this Hogweed and other type before on a park trail.

[@fiberpoet6250]

I got ahold of some plant in Minnesota while weeding that caused bad itchy blisters and even tho it’s been years since I’ve lived there, I get blisters on my hands in the same place every spring even tho I live in an apartment now and don’t do Gardening. I have no idea what it was, I’ll see if it happens when I get more sun exposure as I’m mostly inside in the summer cuz of the heat.

[@SirGecko]

If you watch The Walking Dead, you could definitely ask Aaron about hogweed

[@mysteriousone9829]

It’s the ending credits for me 😂😂😂. We love it !

[@kodomotachi1]

These plants bloomed a couple of months ago over here, in the NL. I was wondering what they were, exactly.

[@Phoenix684]

Love learning from you! 🤩🤩

[@murderdoggg]

I got that crap on my ankle a few years back. It was the worst. Just by showing my coworker the half-dollar sized blisters resulted in enough sun exposer to make new quarter sized blisters. The whole area got infected, and a doctor had to cut the gellyfied puss out.

[@Soup_or_Stu]

Please do an episode on the Gunnera plant! We love our giant Gunnera plant!🍀❤️

[@nikakirkitadze8033]

Hi from Georgia 🇬🇪. These plants are common in every state of our country

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

I think my favorite clip on youtube is pyrocynical finding out that these exist on total accident and being unable to cope with its existence.

[@estervillafane]

Excelente programa y muy variado. Felicidades 👏

[@Mister006]

I'm here for Tasha's blooper reel! ❤🤣

[@Rikki-Tikki-Tavi]

I have mild scarring on my torso (love handles) from wild parsnip; another member of this plant family.

[@mariamartin94]

Oh no, now I've got The Return of the Giant Hogweed stuck in my mind🤣

[@paulcochran5376]

I’m from north Georgia and I remember seeing these everywhere as a kid. I never heard anyone mention how dangerous they are. I’m glad I never messed with them!

[@user-en9fj3go8s]

hello. I live in Russia and we have it too, but we have it spread mostly in the north. the problem is not in the stem itself , but in the seeds . they are resistant to heat , cold and other factors and can also be in the ground for up to 7 years .

[@michaeldowd8422]

Thanks for the warning 👍

[@Cinderpelt1002]

They seem to be related to America's invasive cow parsnip, which also makes your skin photosensitive.

[@Jujubes666]

Yup, me and my friend got some massive burns on our body from this plant! Went paddle boarding together one day, and two days later when we went out swimming at a lake, i notice she has these massive raised burns on her body, only to then in the moment notice i had some on myself too! We had no idea what it was at first because the burns only showed up days after our exposure, my friend somehow thought we got burned on metal bench. But after some research, we realized that it was hogweed.

[@ray80082]

You guys should do an episode on the gympie-gympie plant if you haven't already covered it before.

[@rafaelteystrigl561]

Wow... I saw this plant around here in germany for the first time this year, and i was shocked about its size. It is similar to a littler plsnt known here.... I never saw it before ind germans nature.. Funny thst youre posting this video about it because i wanted to know about. Thank you

[@latebreakfast8911]

They are spreading like wildfire in Siberia. It's so extremely hard to eradicate that some villages are simply swallowed. It's not enough to just uproot them, one must burn down the root system. But then come the winds that spread the pollen and seeds.

[@smivan.]

That's the Sosnowsky Hogweed, it's extremely vicious, having a lot of it in western Russia too.

[@lorenzo--rossi]

Long ago in the Russian hills A Victorian explorer found The regal Hogweed by a marsh He captured it and brought it home

[@jesusbreamusic9831]

Botanical creature stirs! Seeking revenge...

[@goannaj3243]

I heard of a plant up in Queensland called Gympie gympie. Also known as the suicide plant, because it hurts so much and for so long. I'll be really careful where that one grows when I visit.

[@fireandice9032]

I've never seen these in oregon, but I have seen their smaller nontoxic identical friends.

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[@FitzChivalryFarseer2]

The perfect plant to throw seeds during a rainy day in a gated HOA community

[@BlueSapphire_BS]

“We should avoid this plant!” (Stands right beside plant 🙂)

[@hannayoung9657]

A child I know got pushed into one... it took 3 years before his hands stopp blistering when the sun hit it. In my area they cut of the flowers, so it doesnt seed.,

[@juha-mattikoponen1625]

In Finland workers clearing Giant Hogweed usually wear a full body suit. Kinda like a hazmat outfit to protect their skin and eyes.

[@michaelhaywood8262]

It is one of four species of toxic umbellifers which occur here in England. The others are two species of water hemlock [Cicuta and Oenanthe] and the 'land' hemlock [Conium].

[@dailyfermentations7197]

I live in the Catskill mountains in NY and came into contact with giant hogweed. Been dealing with the rash for nearly 6 months now.

[@confusedtwig706]

a video on allotropa virgata, or other mycotrophic plants would be interesting

[@xelectrix]

Will you do a video on the Banyan Tree in the future? Why does it have roots that sprout from its branches?

[@applegal3058]

If I see anything closely resembling this plant, I stay far away! These are crazy scary plants!!

[@CorbinSimpson]

Missed opportunity to use the intro from Genesis' classic "Return of the Giant Hogweed", which chronicles the escape of the plant from the UK gardens. Speaking of Genesis, today's sponsor is literally selling England (well, Scotland) by the pound.

[@martinnrrekjrgrndahl3715]

Yup, we call them "Bears claw" in Denmark, they are systematically beeing eradicated but it's a neverending fight😅

[@wait4it214]

I recommend the may apple - such a weird looking plant

[@joylox]

My first thought was that it looked like Queen Anne's Lace, but that's huge, and something that we had to learn about at summer camp. We ended up just putting caution tape around the plant that kids would be the most likely to see, that way no one got hurt.

[@ashikdossajee7533]

Although dangerous plant its very beautiful. Do a video on water hemlock next or poison hemlock! 😁

[@GlitchyfrogMusic]

I rode my bike down the mouselle in germany and wondered how many of them are growing there.

[@bfkick5971]

I saw it all over scotland on an expedition and someone actually ended up with sap over their fingers

[@caesar7734]

Fun fact: Fictional plants in Harry Potter are named after real plants, such as this one.

[@treinspotterlarssie]

In the netherlands we have a lot of them around the railroad tracks and in abandoned areas sometimes even backyards And they are scary

[@Turalyon0001]

What about Reynoutria japonica for the next video ? It is an invasive species here in France, and you can find it everywhere (especially along motorways or rivers)

[@philippbobkaufmann4004]

Fun fact: I got a nasty burn from one of those as a 10-year-old kid. And lo and behold, I got basal cell skin cancer in the very same spot ca. 25 years later. From what the dermatologist said, they tend to destroy the skin's UV protection, whatever she meant by that. So don't go around touching it. If you do get in contact with it, COVER THAT SPOT for the life of you until you're out of the sunlight, and wash it of with anything you've got (phototoxicity means that it is toxic once it's exposed to sunlight).

[@leightonolsson4846]

Common hogweed can cause similar but vastly milder skin damage - but parsnips (apart from the edible enlarged taproot) can be very hazardous indeed to those harvesting and weeding around the crop

[@thomascullen4072]

Please do the Royal Poinciana Tree next!! Thanks!

[@NeoRomero7]

Can you please do the Milk Thistle in one of your videos please? I would love to learn more about that plant 🙏😊

[@quik478]

Best course of action is injecting it with glyphosate or fighting it by planting sunchoke or raspberry

[@Alte.Kameraden]

Basically it's just like Parsnips, which is a relative of the Carrot and was even cultivated before carrots in human history.

[@andreask.2675]

When I was a kid we used Giant Hogweed as pipes (since it's stems are hollow) when we build dams in streams. I can't remember we were having issues with our skin.

[@RosettaAceAlmaak]

Chances are you were actually using cow parsnips! They're closely related to Giant Hogweed but less phototoxic. Where I live they're commonly used by indigenous cultures to build tools and musical instruments. Granted they still can be dangerous and give you blisters, so always be wary.

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@emaciatedFlower]

Glad to see an floralogic of these pesky Weeds there so evasive here in Canada

[@andrewyearwood5087]

Love your videos.

[@6852660]

Please talk about phantom orchids next, please!

[@jordanferrazza8700]

Plants with a zoologically correct circle of life, cool

[@BigboiiTone]

Queen Annes Lace they call it up here in the north. Also "cow parsnip" but that might be an Alaska unique name

[@kyleward3914]

On it's potential demigod status: I'm not even sure it'd be Zeus's strangest sexual achievement.