- Date
- 2017-06-26
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationinvasive-species-and-ecological-stewardship
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In June 2017, a resident asked whether a plant seen on Island Woods Road was giant hogweed. The discussion pointed toward cow parsnip or wild parsnip instead, while also warning that wild parsnip had been documented on named roads.
Evidence limits
This records the community’s identification process and an attributed report. It does not constitute a specimen record or agency determination confirming or excluding giant hogweed at the reported location.
Sources
- A resident asked whether a plant on Island Woods Road was giant hogweed, then said a botanist comparison led them to think it was parsnip. Another participant reported a prior survey found no giant hogweed but that cow and wild parsnip were present. This is a community identification record, not a specimen-based agency confirmation.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011779
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Community discussion distinguishes suspected giant hogweed from parsnip, 2017”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-giant-hogweed-identification-concern-2017/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Giant Hogweed,” June 26, 2017..
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