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Plant that can cause blindless spotted in Eastern Ontario

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The risk of infection was so high, Mr. Muzzi wore a Tyvek suit, protective goggles, rubber gloves, “the whole nine yards,” to remove it, he said. “Which is really nice in 35-degree weather.”
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"Infection?"
 
Red Squirrel said:
I can see that and avoid it. A super poisonous plant, mixed in with many other plants and trees, not so easy to avoid brushing against especially if you don't know that it's even dangerous.
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You guys have a problem with running into trees in Canadia? How often does it result in twigs in the eyes?
Printer Bandit said:
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I spend considerable amount of time in the woods and have encounterd plants that seem very similar to these, and have yet to be blinded
 
I posted about this plant last year I believe.

We have it growing around here. I saw some back in 2000. What a huge weird looking plant it is.
 
Iron Woode said:
I posted about this plant last year I believe.

We have it growing around here. I saw some back in 2000. What a huge weird looking plant it is.
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I would probably shit my pants if I saw one fully grown up close. Can't think of anything that isn't a tree with bark that gets that tall locally.
 
Printer Bandit said:
can it be smoked?
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:awe:

If cows and pigs can eat it...why don't you just release a horde of those?

Reminds of back in the day when we had a snake infestation. Only the gorillas were immune to their venom. So we released them into the city. Course back then you couldn't get the silverbacks from the local shops, you had to go to Morganville. Which is what we called Shelbyville back in the day. I wore an onion on my belt. Which was the style at the time. Back then gorillas only cost a nickel, and quarters had pictures of bumblebees on them. "Give me 5 nickels for a bumblebee" you'd say. Course back then we had onions on our belts. Which was the style at the time. So we got the gorillas to eat the snakes. But we also had onions on our belt. Which was the style at the time. Of course the white ones were scarce because of the war, so you'd have to get the yellow ones...
 
Imp said:
I would probably shit my pants if I saw one fully grown up close. Can't think of anything that isn't a tree with bark that gets that tall locally.
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I believe Drpizza had those plants on his farm.

Maybe I'll look up my old thread...
 
Elevenpog said:
:awe:

If cows and pigs can eat it...why don't you just release a horde of those?

Reminds of back in the day when we had a snake infestation. Only the gorillas were immune to their venom. So we released them into the city. Course back then you couldn't get the silverbacks from the local shops, you had to go to Morganville. Which is what we called Shelbyville back in the day. I wore an onion on my belt. Which was the style at the time. Back then gorillas only cost a nickel, and quarters had pictures of bumblebees on them. "Give me 5 nickels for a bumblebee" you'd say. Course back then we had onions on our belts. Which was the style at the time. So we got the gorillas to eat the snakes. But we also had onions on our belt. Which was the style at the time. Of course the white ones were scarce because of the war, so you'd have to get the yellow ones...
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Uh...okay. LOL
 
Saw this on the news several years ago. My wife and I were talking about this last week when we were driving by some Queen Anne's lace.
 
Red Squirrel said:
I can see that and avoid it. A super poisonous plant, mixed in with many other plants and trees, not so easy to avoid brushing against especially if you don't know that it's even dangerous.
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But the vegetable doesnt stalk you, leap out, then chase you through the woods trying to chew your legs off.
 
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mmntech said:
That stuff grows all over the place around here. Gotta warn the stunned city folk who move out here and try to pick the "pretty flowers."
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This is not the 2 ft tall one you see everywhere, they're more like 6-7ft tall. I saw it once or twice north of GTA, they're on the news on and off for a few years now.
 
Denly said:
This is not the 2 ft tall one you see everywhere, they're more like 6-7ft tall. I saw it once or twice north of GTA, they're on the news on and off for a few years now.
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Nope, the tall stuff is exactly what I mean. It's somewhat common in rural areas of north Halton Region. Like I said, it grows along creeks in unmaintained grass and wood lots.

The 2ft tall variety is Queen Anne's Lace.
 
Iron Woode said:
I believe Drpizza had those plants on his farm.

Maybe I'll look up my old thread...
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Nope. I had poison ivy; and the goats ate that all up. At one point, I read that goats could eat hogweed. I've seen more articles since - the goats, just like humans, will have problems. They're somewhat protected by their hair - sunlight doesn't get to the skin and cause the reaction as badly. But, it's still bad for goats. And, I'd imagine, cows and pigs, though some people will allow them to eat it.

If it were me, I'd spray that crap with glyphosate. It's the perfect herbicide (I think) for it. It kills it right down into the root.
 
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