As summer drags on around the country, people are taking to the outdoors to enjoy the nature while the weather is right. But, a summer stroll could turn into a stay in the hospital if you get your ...

Whether you’re hiking, gardening or just enjoying the outdoors, dangerous plants — such as giant hogweed and wild parsnip, among others — can be found in many different parts of the U.S. Here’s what ...

Several residents chimed in with reports of sightings. Experts issue warning as harmful growth spreads across US region: 'So ...

Charlotte Murphy, of Essex, Vermont,posted on Facebook about her experience coming into contact with a poisonous wild parsnip plant. In the series of photos, Charlotte shows her leg with enormous ...

Neither poison hemlock nor wild parsnips are native to Ohio, but both of the invasive species are here to stay and can be dangerous if you encounter or ingest them. The plants thrive in continuously ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.(KTHV) -- A poisonous plant you may not recognize can cause a painful reaction if you come into contact with it. Wild parsnip is growing in parts of the state right now and it's ...

ANNANDALE, Minn. (WCCO)-- We have all heard the warnings to stay away from poison ivy, and we know the dangers if we do not. But there is a lesser-known plant in Minnesota that is potentially more ...

I try not to repeat topics here, but one of the invasive plants I’ve mentioned before has become so prevalent and is so dangerous that it merits another go-round. Wild parsnip is blooming now in ...

MANKATO — It looks like a pretty yellow version of Queen Anne’s lace, but wild parsnip has a toxic sap that when on the skin reacts to sunlight and can produce some horrendous burns and blisters. The ...

You know enough to sidestep a melted Popsicle on the sidewalk. Your devotion to sunscreen borders on religious: Yes, you reapply. Dehydration? You fight it with an always-full water bottle. You’ve ...

When the rash a young woman had on her leg after falling into a parsnip plant transformed into a viscous burn emphasized by a yellow puss-filled blister the size of a tennis ball, she knew something ...

A Vermont woman wound up with severe blisters after coming into contact with a wild parsnip plant. Charlotte Murphy posted about her experience on Facebook, saying the blisters showed up about a week ...