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One mother shared an urgent warning with parents across the country after her son suffered horrific third-degree burns through the Caucasus lullaby.
Nine-year-old Jayden Bird played with his siblings in a circle of holiday relatives at a camp on August 16, when his leg rubbed against poisonous grass near some trees in the camp where they were staying.
Within minutes, his right leg was covered in red markings and 16 hours later they burst into pus-filled blisters, leaving him in agony.
The Caucasus lullaby, nicknamed ” Britain’s most harmful plant’, can reach more than 4 meters (13 feet) and extends along the banks, trails and torga paths of the canals, but can also be discovered in any green space.
It can cause a lot of destructive effects if it comes into contact with human skin, adding painful burns and blisters and life-changing scars.
The recent warm climate has also created ideal situations for the expansion of the Caucasus lullaby across the country, making it increasingly difficult to control.
Doctors said Jayden’s third-degree burns would leave scars that could last several years.
The nine-year-old Liverpool FC fan said he no longer wanted to wear shorts outside.
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Jayden’s mother, Carly, needs to warn other parents to keep an eye on the plant, which she said is “pretty attractive” to an unsophisticated eye.
Warwickshire’s 31-year-old caregiver said, “Poor boy, the blisters are so big and the look so painful, I’m so glad none of my other children have been damaged by this terrible plant, Jayden has suffered enough.”
“It doesn’t look like an unpleasant plant, it seems quite attractive.
“It’s no wonder young people do this naturally without knowing it’s the most poisonous plant in the UK.
“He is lucky that it did not pass through his face as if it had happened to his eyes, he would have gone blind.”
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Jayden and his circle of relatives were camping at bosworth Water Trust in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, when he was stung on 16 August.
He played with other youngsters near the trees and brushed the plant for a few seconds while running.
Without delay, frustrating and painful, but hour after hour, the rash grew, until massive blisters appeared.
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Unable to realize it was a Caucasian rock, they drove home before taking Jayden to George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton.
Doctors said it was a third-degree burn for the Caucasus lullaby and covered the burns with bandages.
He was given antibiotics, painkillers and creams.
Jayden is now worried about dressing up in shorts on the EP and doesn’t need to go camping again.
According to the NHS website, the Caucasus lullaby resembles the “harmless cow parsley with white flowers clustered on an umbrella-shaped head measuring up to cm in diameter”.
The Caucasian lullaby can be successful at five meters high.
A mild winter, sunny days and lots of rain created ideal situations for the plant, and specialists were less to face due to the blockade.
The Bosworth Water Trust campsite has been contacted for comment.