TideWater Threatened by Invasive Plant Species

seebell · Jun 20, 2018

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/...ntcmp=ob_article_footer_text&intcmp=obnetwork

Invasive plant that causes 3rd-degree burns, permanent blindness discovered in Virginia

Gross pics in the link.

The sap can cause painful blisters that can form and become "dark and pigmented," and scars that can last up to six years, according to the NYDEC.

"There have been reports from VDOT of sightings of Giant Hogweed in the Staunton area and Middlesex County," Isle of Wight County posted to Facebook. "There is a strong possibility that the Giant Hogweed could find its way into the Tidewater/Coastal Virginia area."

I assume TW can still cavort nude in the woodlands,as long as he avoids the sap.

On a serious note we should all be on the lookout for this plant and eradicate it where ever found

dayhiker · Jun 20, 2018

Great, now I'm picturing Cornholio with Tidwater's avatar while saying, "Are you threatening me?"

NationalTitles18 · Jun 20, 2018

#IstandwithTideWater

TIDE-HSV · Jun 20, 2018

Being in VA Beach, that caught my attention. However, it's four hours away. The beach on the Bay side here (we're about 100 yards from where the Atlantic and Bay intersect) is in heavy brush which appears to be a combination mainly of ground juniper and trumpet vine. There's no sea oats and similar plants holding the dunes. The brush is impenetrable. I looked long and hard to make sure there's nothing resembling that awful thing...

NationalTitles18 · Jun 20, 2018

I wonder if tecnu soap would help remove this sap like with poison ivy.

G-VilleTider · Jun 20, 2018

NationalTitles17 said:
I wonder if tecnu soap would help remove this sap like with poison ivy.

Give it a try. I'll hold your beer.

SweetHome56 · Jun 20, 2018

Needs to be burned

NationalTitles18 · Jun 20, 2018

Intl.Aperture · Jun 20, 2018

TIDE-HSV said:
Being in VA Beach, that caught my attention. However, it's four hours away. The beach on the Bay side here (we're about 100 yards from where the Atlantic and Bay intersect) is in heavy brush which appears to be a combination mainly of ground juniper and trumpet vine. There's no sea oats and similar plants holding the dunes. The brush is impenetrable. I looked long and hard to make sure there's nothing resembling that awful thing...

Yah, I'm in Chesapeake and my Facebook feed has been inundated with locals posting pictures and cautioning people about it.

92tide · Jun 20, 2018

i thought this was going to be a civil war history discussion with the swamp thing

day-day · Jun 20, 2018

Blame it on the Russians. I read that Giant Hogweed is a native of the Caucasus Mountain region between the Black and Caspian Seas.

Common hogweed is edible; giant hogweed, not so much. Rub your hog on the plant and wait for a rash or no-rash to determine if it is giant or common (the plant that is...).

dayhiker · Jun 20, 2018

92tide said:
i thought this was going to be a civil war history discussion with the swamp thing

I was thinking more along the lines of kudzu and mimosa trees.

Its On A Slab · Jun 20, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuJQL8GBqY

Genesis (in the good old days with Peter Gabriel) had a song about the hogweed.

Tidewater · Jun 20, 2018

seebell said:
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/...ntcmp=ob_article_footer_text&intcmp=obnetwork

Invasive plant that causes 3rd-degree burns, permanent blindness discovered in Virginia
Gross pics in the link.

The sap can cause painful blisters that can form and become "dark and pigmented," and scars that can last up to six years, according to the NYDEC.

"There have been reports from VDOT of sightings of Giant Hogweed in the Staunton area and Middlesex County," Isle of Wight County posted to Facebook. "There is a strong possibility that the Giant Hogweed could find its way into the Tidewater/Coastal Virginia area."

I assume TW can still cavort nude in the woodlands,as long as he avoids the sap.

On a serious note we should all be on the lookout for this plant and eradicate it where ever found

Well, I'm about 150-200 miles inland from the ocean and I have a 2,000 foot tall berm between me and the ocean, so I think I'm okay.
Thanks for the heads up.

seebell · Jun 20, 2018

Tidewater said:
Well, I'm about 150-200 miles inland from the ocean and I have a 2,000 foot tall berm between me and the ocean, so I think I'm okay.
Thanks for the heads up.

Does this look like the ocean? Hoc est Oceanum Go ahead and continue your nude woodland frolics and see what happens:biggrin:

Tidewater · Jun 20, 2018

seebell said:
Does this look like the ocean? Hoc est Oceanum Go ahead and continue your nude woodland frolics and see what happens:biggrin:

The climate is a little different up here. Heck, my cotton crop just sprouted. In Alabama, that happens in March. Maybe the different climate will protect me from the nasty invasive plant.

If I recall correctly, the verb "esse" would take the nominative "oceanus" in the sentence you posted.

seebell · Jun 20, 2018

I have either studied Latin extensively or I used the Google translator. Can you guess which? Does sound like a nasty plant. As we continue to warm we will see more nasty things. Pythons in Virginia?

Love your responses TW.

NationalTitles18 · Jun 20, 2018

seebell said:
I have either studied Latin extensively or I used the Google translator. Can you guess which? Does sound like a nasty plant. As we continue to warm we will see more nasty things. Pythons in Virginia?

Love your responses TW.

Not global warming, but global movement. Pythons can't swim any further in warm oceans than they can in slightly cooler ones.

TIDE-HSV · Jun 20, 2018

Tidewater said:
The climate is a little different up here. Heck, my cotton crop just sprouted. In Alabama, that happens in March. Maybe the different climate will protect me from the nasty invasive plant.

If I recall correctly, the verb "esse" would take the nominative "oceanus" in the sentence you posted.

Yep. The accusative was used. However, this thing grows also in Oregon. Sounds like it can tolerate cooler climates...

seebell · Jun 20, 2018

NationalTitles17 said:
Not global warming, but global movement. Pythons can't swim any further in warm oceans than they can in slightly cooler ones.

Excuse my ignorance but does a python have to swim in the ocean to get from Florida to TW's backyard in Virginia?

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The sap can cause painful blisters that can form and become "dark and pigmented," and scars that can last up to six years, according to the NYDEC.

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