A woman has been left with excruciating blisters the length of her arm after coming into contact with the most notorious plant in the UK. ‌

Sue Harris suffered horrific burns after touching giant hogweed while she spent an afternoon picking blackberries . ‌

She has described the extreme pain she has been left in and told how her doctor has said she will have to cover her arm when in the sun for the next four months, and should increase her sun protection for the next five years to avoid the blisters and rash returning. ‌

Sue, 55, was picking blackberries in Mayals, Swansea, when she touched Hogweed, which can impact people for years after touching it.

A common plant, scientifically known as Heracleum sphondylium, it can be found along hedgerows, roadside verges and rough gr

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