Deadly bloom: The dangerous weed with flowers growing wildly in Sidam, Kulim.
SUNGAI PETANI: It has been dubbed the “worst weed of the century”, destroying native flora and crops, causing rashes that can leave humans permanently scarred and damaging the intestines of animals that eat it.
Called Parthenium hysterophorus, it was first detected here in September last year in Ulu Yam, Selangor.
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