Even small amounts of water hemlock can cause acute poisoning in animals and humans, leading to symptoms such as muscle ...

Another plant you really want to avoid touching is the wild parsnip. These look related to the aforementioned giant hogweed, ...

As spring arrives, bringing longer and warmer days, nature awakens from its winter slumber and with it, a few unwelcome visitors. Among them are two particularly invasive and toxic plants: poison ...

The plant, which is often mistaken for parsnip due to its appearance, is poisonous to animals including dogs. Cornwall Council said sightings of the roots had been reported on Fistral and Little ...