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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]
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.
Mountain laurel is poisonous to several animals, including horses, [24] goats, cattle, deer, [25] monkeys, and humans, [26] due to grayanotoxin [27] and arbutin. [28] The green parts of the plant, flowers , twigs, and pollen are all toxic, [ 26 ] including food products made from them, such as toxic honey that may produce neurotoxic and ...
Spoonwood is a common name for two plants: . Kalmia latifolia, a North American plant known as mountain laurel and numerous other names emphasizing its poisonous nature, such as lambkill, kill-kid, and calf-kill.
How to avoid toxic plants in your Texas backyard. Take the following steps to prevent coming into contact with a poisonous plant, ... you can call Texas Poison Control at (800) 222-1222 to seek ...
When ants bite humans, it grabs the skin and also sprays a compound called formic acid, Frye explains. Ant bites tend to be small, swollen bumps that appear in clusters, Kassouf says.
The tree was shaded by other trees in the nursery, but suddenly it’s out in full sun. The damage shows up after two or three years, and by then it’s too late.
Other names for Kalmia, particularly Kalmia angustifolia, are sheep-laurel, lamb-kill, calf-kill, kill-kid, and sheep-poison, [3] which may be written with or without the hyphen. (See species list below.) "Kid" here refers to a young goat , not a human child, but the foliage and twigs are toxic to humans as well.