In combination with sunlight, the sap of the wild parsnip can cause blistering burns if it makes contact with skin. The chemical reaction is called phytophotodermatitis. Often, long-term darkening ...

Among them are two particularly invasive and toxic plants: poison hemlock and wild parsnip. After spending the cold winter months in a semi-dormant rosette stage close to the ground, both plants ...

Wild parsnip, a weed listed as invasive, noxious and prohibited by both Koochiching County and Minnesota, is invading Borderland. So much so, Jean Evans, who lives near Pelland Junction ...