Standing 15 to 20 feet tall, giant hogweed towers over most plants. It combines 5-foot wide, irregularly notched, compound leaves with coarse white bristles clumping around its leaf stalks.

Or, finding a four-leaf clover brings good luck ... The world's largest weed is the giant hogweed, from Central Asia. It reaches 3.65m (12ft) in height and has leaves 91cm (36in) long.

Giant hogweed is an invasive weed originating from Asia which was introduced to Britain in the 19th century and ran rampant in the wild. It can be found all over the UK, but particularly near ...

Giant hogweed flower head ... “See the hairs on the stem, and on the underside of the leaf? They ooze the toxic sap. So you don’t need to damage the plant to get it on you, you just have ...