Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
It grows around here and it seems that about every other year I have a run-in with it.
I've been out brushing trails and got some of the plant juice on my skin. The Furocoumarins in the sap cause the skin to become hypersensitized to sunlight - leading to this sun-induced burn-like reaction called phytophoto-dermatitis.
Learn more about it here.
It grows around here and it seems that about every other year I have a run-in with it.
I've been out brushing trails and got some of the plant juice on my skin. The Furocoumarins in the sap cause the skin to become hypersensitized to sunlight - leading to this sun-induced burn-like reaction called phytophoto-dermatitis.
Learn more about it here.
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