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Post by Tim Abbott on May 21, 2017 18:51:58 GMT -5
I saw this plant in a wooded area of Eustis Fl. I liked the bright red seeds & the brown sheaths. Thank you.   |
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Post by oldned on May 21, 2017 20:26:33 GMT -5
Yo Tim, beware!
That's Arbus precatorius, known commonly as crab's eye, rosary pea, prayer bead. It is a slender, perennial climber that twines around trees, shrubs, and hedges.
The plant is best known for its seeds, which are used as beads and in percussion instruments, and which are toxic because of the presence of Abrin.
Ingestion of a single seed, well chewed, can be fatal to both adults and children.
The plant is native to India and grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the world where it has been introduced. It has a tendency to become weedy and invasive where it has been introduced.
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Post by Tim Abbott on May 22, 2017 7:02:07 GMT -5
Thank you Ned. I will remember that.
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Post by Ira Runyan on Jul 18, 2017 10:13:32 GMT -5
I have found them in my yard. I assume the seeds were delivered by birds. They are not easy to get rid of....
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