Wild parsnip is an invasive species with toxic sap that can cause skin to burn horribly when exposed to sunlight. If you don't know how to recognize it, you could be in for a nasty surprise.

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Cultivated parsnips have plenty of health benefits, but you should avoid picking wild parsnips. Wild parsnip is nearly identical, but it has far more furanocoumarin compounds in its stems and sap.

Cow parsnip also has sap that can irritate the skin similar to giant hogweed, though it's less toxic. The plant is “very cold-hardy, and is most abundant in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska ...

State officials said many people don't realize they are coming in contact with wild parsnip until burns, blisters and welts later develop. "Every season we see some, but it seems like there's more ...