Abrin is the poison in the seeds of rosary pea (Abrus precatorious). Its showy seeds are poisonous to humans - if the hard seed coat is broken. More than one person who grew up in here Florida has told me…
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Sorry schefflera
The only good Schefflera is a dead Schefflera, as pictured above due to the herbicide handiwork last year of Diane LaRue (Class of 2012), Jean 'JJ' Romano (Class of 2013), and Susan Warmer (Class of 2006). Note that the tire…
Bromeliad-eating evil weevil
Fresh evidence of the "evil weevil" is pictured above on 1/10/2015 at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory when Diane LaRue (Class of 2012) and Jean 'JJ' Romano (Class of 2013) were working to control invasive pest plants at the Oslo…
Cabbage palm cohort
Cabbage palm fern (Phelbodium aureum) usually is found growing epiphytically on cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto), as pictured above at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Its deeply pinnatifid leaf blades can grown to be from 1 to 3 feet long. Sometimes,…
