LOOK, DON’T TOUCH!
LOOK, DON’T TOUCH!
BEWARE of these PLANTS
in the Cayman Islands,
on trails, in woodlands, open areas and roadsides.
Maiden Plum – Comocladia dentata,
Bahama Nightshade – Solanum bahamense,
Manchineel – Hippomane mancinella,
Lady Hair – Malpighia cubensis,
Poison Wood, Poison Tree – Metopium toxiferum.
LOOK,DON’T TOUCH!
Shake Hand Tree – Xylosma bahamense,
Shake Hand Tree – Zanthoxylum coriaceum,
Cow Itch – Mucuna pruriens,
Vine Pear Cactus – Selenicereus grandiflorus,
Licorice, John Crow Bead, Rosary Pea, Crab’s Eyes –
Abrus precatorius,
Wire Wiss – Smilax havanensis,
Itching Vine – Tragia volubilis,
Cockspur, Gray Nickel, Nickers (the seeds) – Caesalpinia bonduc
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