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  2. Plant blindness - Wikipedia

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    Plant blindness is also partially attributed to increased urbanization, which has led to nature-deficit disorder and the decrease in prominence of plants' roles in everyday life. [ 7 ] [ 9 ] Finally, the concept that animals are more important than plants is reinforced through cultural over-representation of animals, such as in mascots .

  3. Excoecaria agallocha - Wikipedia

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    Growth habit of Excoecaria agallocha Excoecaria agallocha in flower. Excoecaria agallocha, a mangrove species, belongs to the genus Excoecaria of the family Euphorbiaceae.The species has many common names, including blind-your-eye mangrove, [1] blinding tree, [citation needed] buta buta tree, [2] milky mangrove, [3] poisonfish tree, and river poison tree. [4]

  4. Excoecaria cochinchinensis - Wikipedia

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    Excoecaria cochinchinensis (Chinese croton, blindness tree, buta buta, jungle fire plant) is a species of plant in the genus Excoecaria, which is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia and China. It is a subtropical evergreen shrub with a woody stem, growing up to 1–2 meters (3.3–6.6 ft) high.

  5. Euphorbia tirucalli - Wikipedia

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    Exposure to it can cause temporary blindness. Skin contact causes severe irritation, redness and a burning sensation. If ingested, it can cause burns to the mouth, lips and tongue. It is suggested to wear eye protection gear and gloves for handling the plant.

  6. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    The plant generally gets more toxic with maturity, with the exception of the berries (which have significant toxicity even while green). [165] Pieris japonica: Japanese pieris Ericaceae: The plant is poisonous if consumed by people or animals. [166] Plumeria spp. frangipani Apocynaceae: Contact with the milky latex may irritate eyes and skin ...

  7. Opuntia rufida - Wikipedia

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    The common name blind prickly pear or cow blinder comes from the fact that the glochids may be carried away by the wind and blind animals. [2] [3] The plant is closely related to Opuntia microdasys, and is sometimes taken as its subspecies, O. m. subsp. rufida. [4] A commonly sold cultivar is Opuntia Rufida Minima Monstrose

  8. Atropa belladonna - Wikipedia

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    Atropa bella-donna flower. Atropa bella-donna is a branching herbaceous perennial rhizomatous hemicryptophyte, often growing as a subshrub from a fleshy rootstock. Plants can reach a height of 2 m (7 ft) (more commonly 1.5 m (5 ft)), and have ovate leaves up to 18 cm (7 in) long.

  9. Euphorbia virosa - Wikipedia

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    The plant contains within the branches a milky and creamy substance with carcinogenic properties. This substance is very poisonous and is used by San (Bushmen) to dip the tips of their hunting arrows. Contact with it causes skin irritation, and if the eyes are afflicted, blindness may occur. [1] Gifboom in a natural setting at the Fish River Canyon