00:00Warning, this plant looks harmless, but it can chemically burn your skin just by touching it.
00:07This is Giant Hogweed, Heraclea mantigazianum, one of the most dangerous plants in the world.
00:13It produces a toxic sap loaded with furanocoumarins, a group of compounds that make your skin extremely sensitive to UV
00:21light.
00:22Get this on your skin, step into sunlight, and you could end up with third-degree burns, deep blisters, or
00:29even permanent scarring.
00:31Originally from the Caucasus Mountains, it was brought to Europe and North America as an ornamental plant, but now it's
00:37classified as an invasive species, spreading fast and threatening both ecosystems and human health.
00:44Pretty? Yes. Safe? Absolutely not.
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