Rosary pea (Abrus precartorius) was flowering at the northern end of Jungle Trail near the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) when we visited on 10-8-2023. This member of the pea family, Fabaceae, is an invasive pest plant in Florida…
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Rosary pea (Abrus precartorius) was flowering at the northern end of Jungle Trail near the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) when we visited on 10-8-2023. This member of the pea family, Fabaceae, is an invasive pest plant in Florida…
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…