Sightings of the invasive wild parsnip plant have been increasing across southeastern Ontario, including fields of the yellow-flowered plant across Durham Region. Also known a poison parsnip, it is a ...

ESSEX, Ont. — While its name sounds like a vegetable – wild parsnip – it’s as dangerous as poison ivy. Blooms of the noxious invasive weed that is native to Europe and Asia have sprouted along Gore, ...

‘I've personally gotten a couple of burns from wild parsnip. It's not fun,’ says Clay Cutting, an invasive species technician with the Prince Edward Island Invasive Species Council. (CBC - image ...

An environmental expert and botanist are scratching their heads over the City of Ottawa’s recent frenzy to rid the region of Pastinaca sativa, also known as wild parsnip. Wild parsnip, which grows in ...

A section of Rideau Trail near Barrhaven has been closed temporarily due to wild parsnip. (CBC News) Some people in south Ottawa say they're worried about the spread of wild parsnip — a plant that can ...

Wild Parsnip is an invasive plant native to Eurasia and is toxic to humans. Contact with sap can cause severe burns when exposed to sunlight. If exposure is suspected, wash the area with soap and ...

They may look pretty growing alongside our roadways and trails, but think twice about picking a bouquet of these deceptive yellow weeds. They could burn you, scar you, or maybe even blind you. Wild ...

Dangerous wild parsnip is enjoying a “prime growing season” and spreading throughout the city, a municipal staffer said Tuesday after a youngster was badly burned in Kanata. The boy had touched ...

A Renfrew woman has been told she'll have to avoid direct sunlight for three years after a nasty encounter with toxic wild parsnip in her garden. Sherry Steeves was gardening two weeks ago when she ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermonters beware! Wild parsnip is in full bloom. It may look pretty but the reaction can be ugly. “If they stop on the side of the road and a beautiful patch of yellow ...

The City of Oshawa is warning people to stay away from wild parsnip and cow parsnip when at local parks and wild areas in the city. The wildflowers can be found along trails and along the edges of ...