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Nearly all parts contain toxic taxanes (except the red, fleshy, and slightly sweet aril surrounding the toxic seeds). [208] [209] The seeds themselves are particularly toxic if chewed. [210] Several people have committed suicide by ingesting leaves and seeds, including Catuvolcus, king of a tribe in what is now Belgium. Toxicodendron spp.
Actaea rubra, the red baneberry or chinaberry, is a poisonous herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North America. Description [ edit ]
A red spider lily flower in full-bloom A girl with a bouquet of red spider lily flowers. Lycoris radiata is a bulbous perennial with showy, bright-red flowers. When in full bloom, spindly stamens, likened to the image of spider legs, extend slightly upward and outward from the flower's center. [6]
Rafflesia (/ r ə ˈ f l iː z (i) ə,-ˈ f l iː ʒ (i) ə, r æ-/), [2] or stinking corpse lily, [3] is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. [4] The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world.
The juice of the flowers, particularly D. consolida, mixed with alum, gives a blue ink. [68] All plant parts are poisonous in large doses, especially the seeds, that contain up to 1.4% of alkaloids. [citation needed]
Sanguinaria canadensis is sometimes known as Canada puccoon, [5] bloodwort, redroot, red puccoon, and black paste. [4] Plants are variable in leaf and flower shape, and have been separated as a different subspecies due to these variable shapes, indicating a highly variable species. In bloodroot, the sap is red and poisonous.
The pigment may extracted from the flower and added to fish feed. This results in an accumulation of the red pigment in the flesh and skin of the fish, giving it a reddish colour that is palatable to consumers. [13] [12] However, if the entire flower is used, as opposed to just the extract, mortality may occur due to the toxic compounds present ...
A Lychnis moth caterpillar feeding on the seeds of red campion (Silene dioica). This plant is used as an ornamental perennial flower for the perennial border. One particularly notable variety is a hot pink, double flowered variety with deep green leaves called 'Firefly'.