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The berries are apparently edible though.... lol

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Of course it's Australian lol.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Here's a fun one that isn't from Australia!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_mantegazzianum

Causes burns if you touch it and then expose the part of your skin that touched the plant to the sun!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Lime juice can do the same thing! Heard it called margarita burns.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Ha yeah, it’s a plant we must notify to the waterways management society in my area. It’s invasive and pretty nasty.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Without checking, I'm guessing it's the gympy gympy aka suicide plant.