Sandra Nimmo News Today

An afternoon of picking flowers in B.C.'s Okanagan valley ended in burns, blisters and puffy faces for two young girls visiting their grandparents in July — after they picked up a Myrtle spurge, an invasive plant.

The Invasive Species Council of B.C. is asking the public to report sightings of a highly toxic plant that can leave peoples skin blistered and burned – something one family recently learned the hard way.

The Invasive Species Council of B.C. is asking the public to report sightings of a highly toxic plant that can leave peoples skin blistered and burned – something one family recently learned the hard way.