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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

Warning over 'deceptively ordinary' plant in Aussie bush: 'Excruciating pain for months'

A single touch will cause 'unbearably excruciating pain' that can last for months.

Yahoo News Australia

Kev Peirce 🇦🇺Apr 10

Ancient silvered roots of the Murray.

Mildura, Victoria, Australia.

#Photo #Photography #Australia #Victoria #Eucalyptus #TreeTrunk #NatureDetails #MurrayRiver #Mildura #WoodGrain #RiverEcology #AustralianFlora #TexturalPhotography

Kev Peirce 🇦🇺Apr 5

A golden herald of the Australian bush in full roadside bloom.

#Photo #Photography #Australia #Wattle #GoldenWattle #AustralianFlora #Flowers #NaturePhotography #NativePlants

Kev Peirce Apr 3

Silver leaves emerging from the heart of the scrub.

Clare, South Australia.

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#Photo #Photography #Australia #SouthAustralia #Eucalyptus #AustralianBush #NaturePhotography #SilverLeaves #GumTree #AustralianFlora #NativePlants

Kev Peirce 🇦🇺Mar 29

A golden spark amidst the clover and the earth.

#Photo #Photography #Australia #Flower #Wildflowers #Oxalis #NaturePhotography #MacroShot #AustralianFlora #GardenLife

2 Peeps And A Camera 🇦🇺Mar 26

Ancient silvered roots of the Murray.

Mildura, Victoria, Australia.

(𝒟ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒫ℯℯ𝓅𝓈, 𝒹ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓈𝓅ℯ𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋ℯ!)

#Photo #Photography #2PeepsAndACamera #Australia #Victoria #Eucalyptus #TreeTrunk #NatureDetails #MurrayRiver #Mildura #WoodGrain #RiverEcology #AustralianFlora #TexturalPhotography

Kev Peirce Mar 22

Ancient silvered roots of the Murray.

Mildura, Victoria, Australia.

© All Rights Reserved by kev Peirce.

#Photo #Photography #Australia #Victoria #Eucalyptus #TreeTrunk #NatureDetails #MurrayRiver #Mildura #WoodGrain #RiverEcology #AustralianFlora #TexturalPhotography

Kev Peirce 🇦🇺Mar 22

The transition of the vine, where summer's blush turns to autumn's deep ink.

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

#Photo #Photography #Australia #Tasmania #blackberry #naturephotography #australianflora #ripeningfruit #summerberries #wildfood

SydneyJim Feb 18

WA’s rarest orchid the Queen of Sheba added to critically endangered list https://www.swtimes.com.au/news/regional/was-rarest-orchid-the-queen-of-sheba-added-to-critically-endangered-list-c-21680895 https://thewest.com.au/news/regional/was-rarest-orchid-the-queen-of-sheba-added-to-critically-endangered-list-c-21680895

#EndangeredPlants #AustralianFlora

WA’s rarest orchid the Queen of Sheba added to critically endangered list

Twenty-five plants, five reptiles, one marsupial, a fish, an insect and a mollusc were added to Australia’s threatened species list this month, including one of the worlds rarest orchids — the Queen of Sheba.

The West Australian

2 Peeps And A Camera 🇦🇺Feb 14

Resilience in the rocky outcrops.

Palmer, South Australia.

(𝒟ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒫ℯℯ𝓅𝓈, 𝒹ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓈𝓅ℯ𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋ℯ!)

#photo #photography #2peepsandacamera #australia #southaustralia #NaturePhotography #SAOutback #RuralAustralia #AustralianFlora #AridBeauty