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U of I Extension Service Urges Awareness of Harmful Giant Hogweed.

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Kevin Boucher
Published June 30, 2016 at 6:15 AM CDT
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Contact with the Sap of Giant Hogweed can cause blindness.
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In the latest newsletter from the University of Illinois Extension Service, experts are urging the public to be on the lookout for an invasive plant that can cause rashes, blisters and blindness.  The plant can grow up to 15 feet tall.  For more information visit:  http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=807

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