Sap from invasive weed in Sask. can burn skin
Experts warn of wild parsnip in the province
If you gently rub against it, the effects are like poison ivy. If you try to pull it, you could suffer ill health effects for the next three years, according to Chet Neufeld, Chair of the Saskatchewan Invasive Species Council and Treasurer of the Canadian Council on Invasive Species.
"You'd get something similar to a third-degree burn. So you'd have oozing, open sores, and blistering. And these side effects could continue up to three years," Neufeld told CBC Saskatchewan's Afternoon Edition.
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