PEI Dept of Forestry is reporting no confirmed cases of Giant Hogweed on PEI. It has come into the news recently, where giant hogweed can cause severe skin reactions, including possible blindness if you get it in your eyes.

Crazy stuff, never heard of it, and glad it is not here on the island. I think CBC Halifax did a story of someone growing it in their garden. Doesn't seem to bright of an idea espically after reading the Wikipedia article below.

Here is the Guardian Newspaper article:
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2010-07-23/article-1603136/No-co...

Here is more information on the Giant Hogweed.

Giant Hogweed:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_hogweed

A close resembling cousin that does reside on PEI naturally is the Cow Parsnip.

Cow Parsnip:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Parsnip

Here is the best site I found to easily distinguish between the two.

http://www.gavan.ca/nature/giant-hogweed-vs-cow-parsnip-vs-water-hemlock...