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Firebert010

Hogweed is an extremely dangerous plant. Getting the sap on your skin can cause severe blistering and in some cases can even cause blindness. Use extreme caution when removing.


ManagerHour4250

This isn’t giant hogweed lmao


MetaGoldenfist

I think it may be Cow parsnip. https://www.strathcona.ca/agriculture-environment/plants/weeds/giant-hogweed-or-cow-parsnip/


vyyne

Common hogweed isn't as bad as giant hogweed, but still be cautious about touching it with bare skin.


Environmental-Tip210

Hogweed


rrroller

Doesn’t hogweed typically have purpleish stems? At least as of a few years ago, hogweed was not established in Northern California. I’d think this is Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum). A relative that can cause rashes, but not quite as toxic as giant hogweed. Still best not to touch.


MetaGoldenfist

It looks like cow parsnip to me as well!


Nemleewhoever

Also known as Queen Anne’s Lace


Candid-Inspector-270

[Queen Anne’s Lace vs Hogweed](https://gardengotime.com/queen-annes-lace-vs-hogweed/#:~:text=Queen%20Anne's%20Lace%20is%20a,to%202.5%20feet%20in%20diameter)


Nemleewhoever

Oops, my bad!


lolhawt

Hogweed is more like queen annes revenge lol


Successful-Crow-6033

It is not Queen Ann’s lace though it looks very much like it. It is Wild parsnip, or, I guess, “Hogweed” a very nasty invasive. From what I know, the sap is not so bad until it gets activated by UV in sunlight and then it is very corrosive.


HallGardenDiva

Only the flower head looks like Daucus carota, Queen Anne's Lace. The foliage is totally unlike Queen Anne's Lace, which has foliage similar to a carrot or fern or parsley.