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...y [[Philip Miller]] is actually the ''[[Solanum houstonii|S. houstonii]]'' of Martyn.'' ...''' ('''''Solanum carolinense''''') is not a true [[nettle]], but a member of the [[Solanaceae]], or [[nightshade]] family. It is a perennial herbaceous

...d covers over and contain a [[spadix]] ("Jack"), covered with tiny flowers of both sexes. The flowers are unisexual, in small plants most if not all the ...ing a plant with a single rounded leaf. Seedlings need three or more years of growth before they become large enough to flower.

...', "little apple of death". This refers to the fact that manchineel is one of the most poisonous trees in the world. ...p to 15 [[meters]] high with a greyish bark, shiny green leaves and spikes of small greenish flowers. Its fruits, which are similar in appearance to an [

....php?do=plant&plant=759&search=Toxicodendron Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora: ''Toxicodendron pubescens''.]</ref> ..., which can cause severe [[dermatitis]] in sensitive individuals. The risk of exposure may be reduced by learning to recognize and avoid this species and

...tree of the spurge family ([[Euphorbiaceae]]), native to tropical regions of [[North America|North]] and [[South America]] in [[Amazon Rainforest]]. It ...has also been known as the Dynamite tree, so named for the explosive sound of the ripe fruit as it splits into segments.

...ermplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=1998-03-09 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref> ...m the old Latin name for the flower. Oleander is one of the most poisonous of commonly grown garden plants, and can be very toxic if ingested in sufficie

| diversity_link = List of Euphorbia species ...ly from Africa, the Americas and [[Madagascar]]. There exists a wide range of [[island|insular]] species: on the [[Hawaiian Islands]] where spurges are c

...Genome Sciences |publisher=[[University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland Medical School]] |accessdate=2009-03-09}}</ref> Castor seed is the source of [[castor oil]], which has a wide variety of uses. The seeds contain between 40% and 60% oil that is rich in [[triglycer

{{about||the Texas Mountain Laurel|Calia secundiflora|the Australian Mountain Laurel|Cryptocar ...]] of [[Connecticut]] and [[Pennsylvania]]. It is the namesake of the city of [[Laurel, Mississippi]] (founded 1882).

| image_alt = A short green plant with many elliptical shaped leaves of arcuate venation ...[cloud forest]] in the isolated [[Sierra Madre de Oaxaca|Sierra Mazateca]] of [[Oaxaca]], Mexico, growing in shady and moist locations.<ref name=Reisfiel