Why can't you pick wildflowers by the roadside? There is wisdom in this old saying

Flowers & Gardening Jan 1, 1970 0 views

Someone picked these plants by the roadside and almost died __01 Datura stramonium, a plant in the Solanaceae family and Datura genus, is highly ornamental but extremely poisonous. The whole plant is toxic, with the fruit and seeds being the most...

Someone picked these plants by the roadside

and later almost died

Datura stramonium

A plant in the Solanaceae family and Datura genus, it is highly ornamental but extremely poisonous. The whole plant is toxic, with the fruit and seeds being the most toxic. So if you see it on the road in the future, do not touch it.

Chinese trumpet creeper

Campsis grandiflora

Many people, like the editor, know Chinese trumpet creeper because of Shu Ting's "To the Oak": "If I love you, I will never be like the climbing trumpet creeper, showing off with your high branches..." It happens to be the age when one is just beginning to feel love in middle and high school, and because of a romantic poem, one falls in love with a flower. But although the Chinese trumpet creeper is beautiful, its pollen is very harmful to the eyes, so when you encounter Chinese trumpet creeper outside, remember not to touch it with your hands, and wash your hands immediately after touching it.

Lacquer tree

Toxicodendron vernicifluum

The editor first learned about the lacquer tree because someone very knowledgeable about plants introduced it to me in a park. It has great economic value and medicinal value. Although it is a very valuable type of tree, the milky white sap in the tree contains urushiol, which can cause allergic reactions. The milky white liquid in the leaves of flowers such as blue star flower and snow-in-summer can also cause allergies, so for safety's sake, do not touch it just out of curiosity.

Pokeweed

Phytolacca acinosa

Pokeweed is often seen in flower markets in May. Its scientific name is actually Phytolacca americana, also called American pokeweed. This plant was introduced to China from the Americas, and like Virginia creeper, it is actually an invasive alien species. In spring and summer, the common green young pokeweed can be used in flower arrangements, but after early autumn, when pokeweed turns purplish red, it becomes a toxic species, so when you see purplish red pokeweed in autumn in the future, do not eat it as if it were a little berry.

Red spider lily

Lycoris radiata

Red spider lily is also called Lycoris radiata. Because its flowers and leaves cannot meet, its flower language means "mutual longing." Although it is highly ornamental, its rhizome is toxic, especially the bulb, which contains alkaloids and can cause symptoms such as vomiting and spasms. So when you see these flowers outside, do not touch them casually.

So how do you identify whether a plant is toxic outdoors?Generally, toxic flowers often have unusually vivid colors and rare, unusual fragrances. If you cannot tell, then when out enjoying nature, try to touch unfamiliar plants as little as possible.

Why can't you pick wildflowers by the roadside? There is wisdom in this old saying

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