FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhich plants (or fungi) are the worst, and why?message-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareWhich plants (or fungi) are the worst, and why?FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelemmylump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-23 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchineel This tree is the most toxic on the planet. The fruit is deadly if eaten. Nicknamed the death apple If you burn the tree the smoke will blind you It’s pollen can cause horrible reactions of contact dermatitis to choking from the throat swelling up. The sap has historically been used as a weapon poisoning arrows, and even the leaves have been used to poison water supplies.
minus-squareFinjaminPoach@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 days ago conservation status: least concern Scientists: “Kill it off.” So strange though. It’s like a tree which didn’t get the memo that trees are supposed to be nice, friendly and helpful.
minus-squareRedEye FlightControl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoOn a similar note I’ll mention Dendrocnide moroides better known as the gympie gympie tree.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchineel
This tree is the most toxic on the planet.
The fruit is deadly if eaten. Nicknamed the death apple
If you burn the tree the smoke will blind you
It’s pollen can cause horrible reactions of contact dermatitis to choking from the throat swelling up.
The sap has historically been used as a weapon poisoning arrows, and even the leaves have been used to poison water supplies.
conservation status: least concern
Scientists: “Kill it off.”
So strange though. It’s like a tree which didn’t get the memo that trees are supposed to be nice, friendly and helpful.
On a similar note I’ll mention Dendrocnide moroides better known as the gympie gympie tree.