Monday, September 28, 2015

Wondering About Poisonous Plants.

My last blog posting was about a poisonous animal.  I think just to be fair I should also post about poisonous plants.  Yep, there are a lot more plants that can do you in than there are mammals.  Here is a list that I found on:
http://www.livescience.com/11356-top-10-poisonous-plants.html

No. 10  -  Wisteria

 The entire plant is poisonous.  It is beautiful but don't eat any part of it.










No. 9  -  Foxglove            
The leaves of Foxglove are a commercial source of the heart drug digitalis.  If you are having a heart attack, chew on some of its leaves. . or better yet, get to the emergency room. 



No. 8 - Hydrangea.    

 It looks like both the leaves and the flowers would be yummy, but please don't try them unless you want a belly ache and maybe even go into a coma.







Lily-of-the-valley, plant, flower, poisonous plant. No. 7 - Lily-of-the-valley.

 This plant, if eaten, causes severe stomach distress and maybe a slow or irregular heart beat.

Anthurium, plants, poisonous plants, No. 6 - Anthurium.

 This plant will give you a painful burning in the mouth and even swelling and blisters can occur.

Chrysanthemum, plants, flowers, poisonous plantsNo. 5 - Chrysanthemum

 Some plant these to keep rabbits away.  The flower heads are somewhat toxic to us if eaten but touching them can make you itch and swell up.
Oleander, flower, plant, poison, poisonous plant, toxic, No, 4 - Oleander

 This whole plant is poisonous.  Even breathing the smoke if they are burned can be a problem.  But they are pretty.

Ficus, plant, poison, poisonous plant, toxic, No. 3 - Ficus

 I never heard of this plant, but it isn't too dangerous.  Contact with it or the sap will irritate your skin and it will itch and fall off. . . your skin, not the leaves.
Rhododendron, plant, flower, plant poison, flower poison, toxic, No. 2 - Rhododendron

 The leaves are toxic and so it the honey that is made from the nectar.  It causes increased salivation, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.  It could slow your heart rate and put you into a coma.

 Narcissus, flower, plant, poison, toxic, No. 1 - Narcissus  

 If you confuse them for onions and eat the bulbs, you will wish you hadn't.  Probably will not kill you but you may wish you were dead (grin)

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All the above plants are beautiful, of course, to look at only.  If you have a young child that chews on everything or a dog, be extra careful of these pretty posies.  Now, smell the roses and have a great day, you hear?
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6 comments:

  1. GypsySeptember 28, 2015 at 1:25 PM

    I think oleander and rhododedron are the most beautiful plants there are, but I wouldn't try to taste one!

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    1. Dizzy-DickSeptember 28, 2015 at 2:30 PM

      Not only in flowers, but I think some of the most beautiful things in the world are really dangerous.

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  2. The Odd EssaySeptember 28, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    Ever read "Stalking the Wild Asparagus" by Euell Gibbons? Great book about eating from the wild. I used to make jelly out of things like Redbud flowers, Queen Anne's Lace flowers, and even sumac.... It's mushrooms that I'm especially careful with... I stick with morels and puffballs.

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    1. Dizzy-DickSeptember 28, 2015 at 4:15 PM

      Oh yes. I purchased that book right after it was published. BTW, Queen Anne's Lace blooms can be dipped in batter and fried.
      One time my son got sick and we took him to the doctors. The doc took a stool sample and said that there was some unidentified green stuff in it. I told him it was Sheep Sorrel and he said, "What!! He ate sheep dung?" Got a big laugh out of that. He just had a stomach bug of some sort.

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  3. linda mSeptember 29, 2015 at 7:15 AM

    Wow, I didn't know so many of these beautiful plants are poisonous. The only one I knew for sure was the poinsettia plant. Thanks for the information.

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    1. Dizzy-DickSeptember 29, 2015 at 9:01 AM

      It is much better to just admire them than to eat them, unless you are really sure they are eatable.

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