Hogweed Type Identification

Hello

Having looked on Internet I'm unsure if hogweed type or one that looks like one & wether to keep or bin as can cause severe irritation.

Thanks

 

Im 99.999% certain that’s Hemlock.

Hemlock | The Wildlife Trusts


Hemlock guide: how to identify it and what makes is so poisonous - Countryfile.com

I’d get rid of it PDQ … taking great care.

 

Thanks I have handled it yesterday but not ingested

 

I wouldn't worry too much, there's a lot of it about.

 

If you were going to be very ill you’d know about it by now.

There may well be a lot of it about … but it’s best not growing in most folks’ gardens.

Im a country girl .., Ive grown up knowing what it is and how to treat it with respect. I wouldn’t have if in my garden. Families may not recognise and know about it … children have been known to make peashooters with the hollow stems, or pick it for their pet rabbits .., with sad results.

Just a small amount of the sap or seeds can be deadly … it doesn’t just cause an upset tummy. If people don’t want Giant Hogweed in their garden why would they accept Hemlock?

 

It's binned thanks for the clarification.

 

Oh sorry.

 

I agree its not a garden plant.