Giant Hogweed Quiz

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Giant Hogweed Quiz

What do you know about Giant Hogweed (GH)?
Want to get really good marks?! - read the info on our website at www.elcv.org.uk/tasks/invasives/the-program/

What is this attractive flowering plant?

1 point

Japanese Knotweed

Himalayan Balsam

Butterbur

Cow Parsley

Sweet cicely

Giant Hogweed

Common Hogweed

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And what is this young plant?

1 point

Japanese Knotweed

Himalayan Balsam

Butterbur

Cow Parsley

Sweet cicely

Giant Hogweed

Common Hogweed

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And what is this?

1 point

Sun-burn

Giant Hogweed burn

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Hogweed Burn - True or False?

11 points

True

False

Caused by touching the leaves

Caused by touching the stem bristles

Caused by touching the sap

Only happens if then exposed to sunlight

Needs some hours of strong-ish sunlight

Can be avoided by rinsing the skin

Appears very quickly

Lasts for months

Treatment is similar to sunburn

Can re-occur for years

The hollow GH stem makes a great pea-shooter

And what plant is this?

1 point

Japanese Knotweed

Himalayan Balsam

Butterbur

Cow Parsley

Sweet Cicely

Giant Hogweed

Common Hogweed

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Common Hogweed is almost as dangerous as the Giant version

1 point

True

False

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GH can cause blindness

1 point

Yes

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GH is a legally notifiable plant

1 point

True

False

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Young GH leaves cooked like spinach is one of the best tasting wild foods

1 point

True

False

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Cow Parsley and Cow Parsnip are alternative names for Giant Hogweed

1 point

True

False

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GH flowers in its first year

1 point

True

False

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GH dies after flowering

1 point

True

False

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When is the easiest time to spot GH?

1 point

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

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When is the best time to treat GH?

1 point

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

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What does the acronym THE stand for?

1 point

The Definite Article

Treat Horrendous plants for Ever

Tackle Harmful Enfestations

Tyne (Giant) Hogweed Eradication programme

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In how many locations did we find GH in 2019?

1 point

2.5

250

2,500

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How many locations did we clear in 2019?

1 point

None of them

Some of them

Most of them

All of them

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How much did this cost? (Tick all that apply)

1 point

350 man-hours of voluntary spotting

900 man-hours of voluntary spraying

£1000 worth of weedkiller

Several GH burns

£100,000 of contractor labour

Who is supporting us? (Tick all that apply)

1 point

SNH

Bayer UK

East Lothian Council

ELCV

Are there other such projects in Scotland? (Tick all that apply)

1 point

Yes, on a similar, cost-effective, scale

Yes, on a larger, but expensive, scale

Do you think THE will succeed?

1 point

Yes

Maybe

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When do you think THE will succeed?

1 point

Next Year

In 5 years time

Sometime

Never

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How good are you at identifying Giant Hogweed? Try our (not so easy!) quiz at //tinyurl.com/ELCV-THE-Identify-Quiz

It is vital that no plant is allowed to flower. So the more spotters there are the more likely we are to succeed in eradicating it. Interested in helping? Email us at hogweed@elcv.org.uk. Really interested? try this quiz: //tinyurl.com/ELCV-THE-Practicalities-Quiz.

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