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Dermatophyllum secundiflorum is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae [2] that is native to the Southwestern United States (Texas, New Mexico) and Mexico (Chihuahua and Coahuila south to Hidalgo, Puebla, and Querétaro). [3] Its common names include Texas mountain laurel, Texas mescalbean, frijolito, and frijolillo. [2]
Mountain laurel is poisonous to several animals, including horses, [28] goats, cattle, deer, [29] monkeys, and humans, [30] due to grayanotoxin [31] and arbutin. [32] The green parts of the plant, flowers , twigs, and pollen are all toxic, [ 30 ] including food products made from them, such as toxic honey that may produce neurotoxic and ...
Dermatophyllum/Sophora secundiflora is a genus of three or four species of shrubs and small trees in the family Fabaceae.The genus is native to southwestern North America from western Texas to New Mexico and Arizona in the United States, and south through Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León in northern Mexico.
Poison Ivy, a well-known toxic plant common in Texas especially during the spring and summer, causes an itchy painful rash. This is caused by its sap that has a clear liquid called urushiol.
mountain laurel Ericaceae: Contains andromedotoxin and arbutin. The green parts of the plant, flowers, twigs, and pollen are all toxic, and symptoms of toxicity begin to appear about six hours following ingestion.
The past 30 years have seen a surge of interest in native Texas plants. They would seem to be a great choice for landscaping, but some are more user-friendly than others. Let me give some details.
Has been implicated in causing Australian stringhalt, possibly due to a toxic mold that grows on it, especially poisonous to draft horses [10] [23] Jacobaea: Ragworts Juglans nigra: Black walnut Bedding horses in shavings or sawdust can cause laminitis [3] Juniperus virginiana: Juniper [8] Kalmia latifolia: Mountain laurel or spoonwood
More: Invasive emerald ash borer, which kills trees, spreads to 5 Texas counties. See where. So, please don't eat poison oak — and try using one of these eight problem plants with your meal instead.