Warning over 'deceptively ordinary' plant in #Aussie bush - 100 times more painful than America’s Poison Ivy https://au.news.yahoo.com/warning-over-deceptively-ordinary-plant-in-aussie-bush-excruciating-pain-for-months-020001981.html

Gympie Gympie, found in parts of Australia, is often called the “suicide plant” for a reason. Its tiny silica hairs inject a powerful neurotoxin that causes extreme, long-lasting pain. People describe it as burning, electric shock-like agony that can last weeks, months, or even recur years later.

#Australia #Nature #AustralianFlora #PoisonousPlants

Aussie family's grim discovery on property sparks desperate plea: 'They didn't know' https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-familys-grim-discovery-on-property-sparks-desperate-plea-they-didnt-know-062423601.html

#Australia #InvasiveSpecies #PoisonousPlants

Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra) is poisonous in all parts, especially the bitter berries—just a few can cause serious symptoms in adults and may be fatal to children.

#poisonousplants #nature #wildlife #colorado

Red baneberries (𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘦𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘣𝘳𝘢), a member of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae):

#WIldBerries #berries #WildPlants #nature #PoisonousPlants

Some thoughts on potential poisonous wild plants ... on "Bimbling" and on "Funga"

#WildParsnip #Elderberry #Buckthorn #PoisonIvy #PoisonousPlants #Bimbling #Funga

https://1001species.substack.com/p/nature-is-not-out-to-kill-you