Gorgeous But Deadly: 13 Unassuming Poisonous Plants


	Gorgeous But Deadly: 13 Unassuming Poisonous Plants
xpersianx
10-28-2009 3:41 PM
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10-29-2009 12:28 PM
Jorjor
Nightshade is a common plant in my neighborhood; I see it all the time in yards, especially twined in hedges. Most people don't even know what it is, any more than they'd recognize these as poisonous.
10-29-2009 1:23 PM
xpersianx
I was surprised about " Heart of Jesus " . I didn't know that it is poisonous !
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/0e86a834-91fd-492b-a20c-4c506868e589/999D9326-CB40-4B57-B88D-9A6E0F05D622/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://webecoist.com/2009/10/26/gorgeous-but-deadly-13-unassuming-poisonous-plants/" href="http://webecoist.com/2009/10/26/gorgeous-but-deadly-13-unassuming-poisonous-plants/" style="font-size: 11px;">webecoist.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/10/26/gorgeous-but-deadly-13-unassuming-poisonous-plants/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/8283436E-81B7-4311-B047-D306416EAC59" alt="lethal-unassuming-plants-main" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/10/26/gorgeous-but-deadly-13-unassuming-poisonous-plants/"><P>Doll’s Eyes, Fairy Bells, Miracle Leaf – how can plants with names like these be dangerous? Eat them, and you’ll be sorry you fell for their deceptive names and unassuming appearances. From a tree that can make you go blind to flowers that even kill unsuspecting honeybees, these 13 (<A href="http://webecoist.com/2008/09/16/16-most-unassuming-yet-lethal-killer-plants/">more</A>) poisonous plants are anything but innocent.<BR /><SPAN id="more-10676"></SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/10/26/gorgeous-but-deadly-13-unassuming-poisonous-plants/"><H4>Manchineel Tree</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/10/26/gorgeous-but-deadly-13-unassuming-poisonous-plants/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/457A3D2D-89CA-42DA-B0C9-1D755FFE2A1E" alt="manchineel-tree" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/10/26/gorgeous-but-deadly-13-unassuming-poisonous-plants/"><P>The Manchineel tree (<EM>Hippomane Mancinella</EM>) is so dangerous, it’s often marked with warning signs. Its leaves and small green fruit resemble those of an apple tree, hence the name – which is derived from “manzanilla”, meaning “little apple” in Spanish. But in Spain, this tree is more often known as “little apple of death”. 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