Here are the plants she and other horticulturalists say we should treat with caution: Pencil cactusĬastor beans, rosary beans and rosary peas all cause similar symptoms, according to the Florida Poison Control Center.ĭon't swallow or chew on the beans. Thousands of plant species have evolved their own chemical arsenals, such as cyanide compounds. Other plants' roots send out chemical signals to poison and hamper growth of their neighboring plant rivals that threaten to shade them out. There are two categories of plants of concern, said IFAS horticulture agent Sally Scalera: irritant plants that can cause rashes and blisters versus poisonous plants that, when ingested, can kill a person or pet/animal.įor plants, these are a means of protection.įor instance, nicotine in tobacco and caffeine in coffee beans sicken or kill the plants' pests. Dangerous Florida plants fall in two categories: irritants and poisons The network's poison centers in Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa receive about 500 calls a day from Floridians and residents of the U.S. We researched those plants via the Florida Poison Control Center, a network of medical professionals created by an act of the Legislature in 1989 in response to need for emergency poison information. Some of the brightest plants that grace the holidays and other meaningful moments in our lives can lure us, as well as our children and pets, with their stunning colors into a poisonous doom.įLORIDA TODAY asked University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) to tell us which are among the most common household or landscaping plants that harbor toxins. We plant or pot various flowers and trees to liven up our yards and homes, but their beauty can deceive, irritate us, and sometimes even stun or kill. View Gallery: Beautiful but deadly: Florida plants that can harm people and pets
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