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- Stay away from bear claw - that's how dangerous the plant is
- Nice and fire dangerous - Worth knowing about the Giant Bear Claw
- Expertly remove bear claw - Tips for fighting
- Tips
Bear Claw has large leaves and white flowers
Stay away from bear claw - that's how dangerous the plant is
We live side by side with most species of bear-claws. In contrast, when Giant Bear Claw (Heracleum mantegazzianum) comes into play, conflicts with humans and animals are inevitable. This guide will tell you why the herbaceous perennial is so dangerous and provides practical tips for fighting.
Nice and fire dangerous - Worth knowing about the Giant Bear Claw
With a majestic figure and beautiful white umbellate flowers, Giant Bear Claw deceitfully deceives us about its danger to humans and animals. The following short profile sums it up, which makes the Hercules shrub so threatening:
Even a single giant bear claw forms myriads of seeds, with the aid of which the poisonous plant spread invasively. As a result, more and more people, especially children, come in contact with the toxic sap. If wet skin falls on the wetted skin, severe reactions with itching, redness and blistering occur within 48 hours. In the worst case, burns of the second to third degree occur.
Expertly remove bear claw - Tips for fighting
The best time to tackle giant hogweed is in March and April, in time for flowering. Please protect yourself from the poisonous plant juice with coveralls, gloves, boots and mask. Ideally, you should deal with the floral aggressor when the sun is not shining.
Remove the herbaceous tree step by step from the bed. First cut off the above-ground parts of the plant. Then lift the rhizome out of the ground using the grave fork. The remains are not suitable for recycling on the compost pile, but should be completely destroyed or disposed of with household waste.
After 3 weeks, please check the infestation site for another expulsion of the poisonous plant. In the following 5 years, the bed should be examined for descendants of the herbaceous perennial each early summer.
Tips
In the wild, a whole host of nasty plants, the Bärenklau see confusingly similar. The prime example is the deadly poisonous spotted hemlock (Conium maculatum), the eponym for the legendary hemlock mug. In antiquity, the poisonous plant was used for executions and is still primarily associated with the execution of Socrates in 399 BC.