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- From: exspes@gdr.bath.ac.uk (P E Smee)
- Newsgroups: bionet.plants,rec.gardens,soc.culture.british
- Subject: Re: Giant Hogweed
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.183947.2007@gdr.bath.ac.uk>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 18:39:47 GMT
- References: <1992Oct26.141307.22992@NeoSoft.com> <19856.2af4f60f@ul.ie> <1992Nov12.154101.21237@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
- Reply-To: P.Smee@bristol.ac.uk (Paul Smee)
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- In the referenced article, djd@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (david.j.daulton) writes:
- >In article <19856.2af4f60f@ul.ie> mckeonj@ul.ie writes:
- >
- >>the "giant hogweed" from America (South, I think) for decor.....
- >>...is a large umbelliferous plant up to 8 feet tall and of alien
- >
- >Is this what we call "giant cow parsnip"? I grew one a few years
- >ago. It looked like a gigantic acanthus.
-
- According to my dictionary (Chambers) 'hogweed' is another name for
- 'giant parsnip'.
-
- (Of course, considering the way the names of plants and animals shift
- around from one country to another, that may not be relevant. Anyone
- doubting this need only compare English, American, and Australian
- 'robins'.)
-
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