![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/map-reveals-giant-hogweed-hotspots-where-uks-most-dangerous-plant-is-growing/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-22946299-1688726170703.jpg&description=DON'T BE BURNED Published : 11:00, 8 Jul 2023 Updated : 11:19, 8 Jul 2023 OFTEN dubbed 'Britain's most dangerous plant', giant hogweed might not look particularly menacing. But the towering green shoots topped by branches of white flowers are capable of inflicting searing burns and pus-filled blisters if you brush against them. 5 Giant hogweed can grow to a whopping 25ft and is "widely distributed" in the UK 5 Places like London, Manchester and Sheffield are hotspots for the blister-inducing plant Tina Sabine, 28, recounted looking like a 'Teletubby' and waking up unable to move after accidentally brushing against a dangerous plant while walking her dogs. Meanwhile, Daniel, 21, said his blisters grew as big as "golf balls" after he retrieved a football next to a hogweed plant in a West London park. He later collapsed under his own body weight as the swelling caused "unbearable" pain. The Royal Horticultural Society notes that the towering plant is an invasive species which is "widely distributed in the wild". Though they can be found across the UK, you're more likely to come across it in some spots rather than others. And a new map created by PlanTrackers now highlights the UK's hogweed hotspots and the places you need to be extra vigilant in. The map shows a think cluster of hogweed growths in the London area, as well as around Manchester, Sheffield, Huddersfield, Leeds, York and Hull It also pinpoints that the plant is growing thickly in Glasgow and Edinburgh. By contrast, Northern Ireland and Wales only have a handful of hogweed sites, according to PlantTrackers' map. But it notes that only verified records of the dangerous plant have been recorded, meaning there could be further areas that you'd best be cautious walking through. Giant hogweed can grow to a whopping 25ft and can be easily mistaken for Cow Parsley with its green, rhubarb-like stems and small white flowers. But it is identified by its purple blotched stem, green leaves and flower heads which c){kind=link}
OFTEN dubbed ‘Britain’s most dangerous plant’, giant hogweed might not look particularly menacing.
But the towering green shoots topped by branches of white flowers are capable of inflicting searing burns and pus-filled blisters if you brush against them.
Tina Sabine, 28, recounted looking like a ‘Teletubby’ and waking up unable to move after accidentally brushing against a dangerous plant while walking her dogs.
Meanwhile, Daniel, 21, said his blisters grew as big as “golf balls” after he retrieved a football next to a hogweed plant in a West London park.
He later collapsed under his own body weight as the swelling caused “unbearable” pain.