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Manchineel leaves and fruit

“Leaves of three, let it be”

Closeup of a blooming Giant Hogweed plant, Heracleum mantegazzianum, with large clusters of small white flowers and green seed heads among broad green leaves.

Close-up of Urtica dioica, or stinging nettle, showing jagged-edged green leaves and small clusters of tiny greenish flowers.

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