Toxins: All parts of the plant contain grayanotoxins, which can cause damage to the skeletal and cardiac systems. Eating castor beans can kill your cat. Identifying features: Large, star-shaped ...
Barrel cactus is another large showstopper on its own, but it also works well when you plant smaller ones in bunches. You can line up these cactuses along a walkway or use their golden barrels along ...
These fluid-filled vacuoles create the thick, fleshy leaves and stems that are typical of these plants. Leaves and soft, green stems have living cells in contact with the air, and they can absorb ...
The common mechanical plant irritants include thorns, spines, glochids, trichomes, and sharp-edged leaves. Many chemical irritants have yet to be elucidated, but known culprits include calcium ...