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Photo-Toxic Plants Towering Toronto Parks

KJ Belonio   |

Jun 27, 2015 10:06 PM EDT

Recently, photo-toxic plants such as Wild Parsnip and its native cousin, the Cow Parsnip, have been found towering Toronto parks. These toxic plants are actually dangerous especially when their clear and watery sap, which contains the chemicals called furanocoumarins, touches the human skin. The sap can cause photodermatitis, a reaction that causes the affected skin to become hyper-sensitive to sunlight.