"Big chunks of my face were falling off," Alex Childress, 17, tells PEOPLE of the night he realized he had been burned by hogweed sap A 17-year-old Virginia boy is recovering after a giant hogweed ...

Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) also known as giant cow parsley, hogsbane, or cartwheel-flower, is a plant in the carrot family. People who touch its sap may develop giant hogweed burns ...

“Never touch it.” Ford was talking about giant hogweed, an invasive plant species found in Pennsylvania, including locally. The plant, which is toxic to humans, has been the focal point of num ...