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  2. Adenium obesum - Wikipedia

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    Adenium obesum, more commonly known as a desert rose, is a poisonous species of flowering plant belonging to the tribe Nerieae of the subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. [3] It is native to the Sahel regions south of the Sahara (from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan ), tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa ...

  3. Desert rosy boa - Wikipedia

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    The desert rosy boa is native to the American Southwest and Baja California and Sonora in Mexico. The desert rosy boa is one of four species in the boa family native to the continental United States , the other three being the coastal rosy boa ( Lichanura orcutti ) and the two species of rubber boas ( Charina ).

  4. List of invasive species in California - Wikipedia

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    Invasive species in California, the introduced species of fauna−animals and flora−plants that are established and have naturalized within California.. Native plants and animals can become threatened endangered species from the spread of invasive species in natural habitats and/or developed areas (e.g. agriculture, transport, settlement).

  5. The National Park Service warns visitors not to lick Sonoran ...

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    Licking the Sonoran Desert toad is dangerous due to toxic secretions that contain the substance 5-MeO-DMT, which has been called the "God molecule." ... Animals. Business. Entertainment.

  6. List of California native plants - Wikipedia

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    Some California native plants are in rapid decline in their native habitat due to urban sprawl, agriculture, overgrazing, recreational impacts, pollution, and invasive non-native species (invasive exotics) colonization pressures (animals and other kingdoms of life, as well as plants).

  7. Herbal tea usually heals, but it was poison for two in California

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    It is strongly suspected that the victims were poisoned by aconite, an alkaloid toxin found in the raw roots and flowers of its namesake plant. Herbal tea usually heals, but it was poison for two ...

  8. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    The poison is a complex mix of lectins with the highest concentration in the fruits and seeds, followed by the root bark and the flowers. There is little poison in the leaves. [193] The lectins, generally called robin, are less toxic than those of e.g. Abrus (abrin) or Ricinus (ricin), and in non-fatal cases the toxic effects tend to be ...

  9. They look delightful but California hospital warns against ...

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