[NatureNS] GIANT HOGWEED in "new" places in N.S. -- CBC News, July 13/10

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 =46rom CBC.ca/News site, an article on a new and really nasty alien =20
invader weed, GIANT HOGWEED, says:  "Since Monday [July 12/10][?], =20
the toxic weed has been found in seven new areas [of N.S.], including =20=

Lunenburg County, Halifax, Wolfville, Grand Pr=E9 and Dartmouth."  And =20=

"Heracleum mantegazzianum, also known as giant hogweed, can cause =20
blistering, burning and blindness when the plant's sap is activated =20
by sunlight."

Cheers? from Jim in Wolfville

Also go to cbc.ca/news/gianthogweed for an Information Morning =20
interview on this with Marian Munro of the N.S. Museum of Nat. Hist. =20
+ other info' on giant hogweed.

Also check the Wikipedia on giant hogweed for some better photos.=

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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">=46rom =
CBC.ca/News site, an article on a new and really nasty alien invader =
weed, <b>GIANT HOGWEED</b>, says:&nbsp; "</font><font face=3D"Arial" =
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#333333">Since Monday [July 12/10][?], the toxic weed has been found in =
seven new areas [of N.S.], including Lunenburg County, Halifax, =
Wolfville, Grand Pr=E9 and Dartmouth."&nbsp; And "<i>Heracleum =
mantegazzianum</i>, also known as giant hogweed, can cause blistering, =
burning and blindness when the plant's sap is activated by =
sunlight."</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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size=3D"4" color=3D"#333333" style=3D"font: 14.0px Arial; color: =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"4" color=3D"#333333" =
style=3D"font: 14.0px Arial; color: #333333">Also go to =
cbc.ca/news/gianthogweed for an Information Morning interview on this =
with Marian Munro of the N.S. Museum of Nat. Hist. + other info' on =
giant hogweed.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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#333333">Also check the Wikipedia on giant hogweed for some better =
photos.</font></div>
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