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Poison sumac Green fruit of the poisonous manchineel tree, Hippomane mancinella, hanging among glossy green leaves on a branch. ā€œLeaves of three, let it beā€ Gympie-gympie Pain bush 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. Tread-softly
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Poison sumac
The leaves and ripening fruits of poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) in...
Rusty Clark
Manchineel leaves and fruit
Poisonous leaves and fruit of the manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella).
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ā€œLeaves of three, let it beā€
Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans).
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Gympie-gympie
The dangerous leaves of gympie-gympie (Dendrocnide moroides), a potentially...
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Pain bush
Pain bush, or African poison ivy (Smodingium argutum) is laced with caustic...
JMK
Giant hogweed
Flowers of giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum). Contact with the sap...
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Stinging nettle
The leaves of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) are covered with stinging...
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Tread-softly
A dainty tread-softly (Cnidoscolus stimulosus) plant in bloom. The plant...
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