Lots of readers have been asking about cow parsnip after seeing a couple of articles repeatedly splash across all their news feeds this month. The first was an article was about a gentleman who ...

In the sunlight, heat and moisture of July, roadside plants abound. During wet years, they become especially thick and tall. It is easy for the passerby to see purple of fireweed and milkweed, yellow ...

Whether you’re hiking, gardening or just enjoying the outdoors, dangerous plants — such as giant hogweed and wild parsnip, among others — can be found in many different parts of the U.S. Here’s what ...

July afternoons can get quite hot, which may limit our outdoor activities. Also when we do venture out, we often find that we are accompanied by some unappreciated six-legged critters. Conversely, ...

Cow parsnip is known in our field guides as Heracleum lanatum, although it sometimes has other names. The flowers are typically displayed in big, flattish inflorescences called “umbels,” each umbel ...

Wildflowers were tall and dense on a hillside above the confluence of two streams near Cameron Pass. From a distance, large white umbels caught my attention, and reminded me of Queen Anne’s lace, one ...

While out exploring, Evie came across Cow Parsnip—a towering wildflower that’s a magnet for pollinators. Learn how this native plant draws in bees, flies, and other insects, all searching for pollen ...

(NEXSTAR) — The definition of a weed is relatively vague — a plant growing where you don’t want it, experts explain — but some earn an extra adjective to describe them: noxious. That term has a ...