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sacha wrote:

We think councils have virtually given up on ragwort! However, it won't do
the harm to humans (AFAIK) that Giant Hogweed will. A friend of ours had a
run-in with the latter last year and was quite dreadfully ill, plus
retaining photosensitivity.

I think that you are wrong there. I have heard a fair number of
reports of extreme reactions from the pollen - and it is a LOT harder
to avoid exposure to pollen than to avoid skin contact.


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