Poisonous Plants of Paradise

[Mitzi M]

Here's an extremely poisonous introduced plant that grows wild in parts of Puna. Some even say it's the most dangerous plant in Hawai'i. It's called Rosary Vine or Jequrity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jequirity

If you have kids, please teach them not to mess with it. It's a lacy, rambling vine-like thing with very pretty shiny black and red seeds that people use to make jewelry. I just learned about how poisonous it is and remembered (with a shiver) how one day I found it growing in a field and filled up my pocket with its pretty seeds.

Mitzi

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