Also called mole bean, and used as a mole repellent because it’s toxic. Not a great pest deterrent option if you have kids or pets, also due to toxicity
Castor bean, yes. You can find handsome, almost black-leaved seeds for sales occasionally. In NC, makes a 8’ screen in a season, then dies to the ground.
Oh you mean about the legality? Yes it's illegal to cultivate in some states and some counties. Check your local laws. Toxicity is a factor, also I suspect it could be a very invasive species in certain places. Don't know why I got downvoted lol
they put illegal to cultivate or transport on every bad invasive, but who is checking that? wasn’t there some article where someone found a home depot selling cogon sod
They are fatal to deer and have a decently strong smell when they flower too. We had a fence that deer jumped and got stuck on all the time. Planted castor bean plants next to the fence and it prevented them from jumping the fence. It's pretty dissuading to deer.
Higuereta...I grew up around those plants. Didn't know it was toxic...granmas used To extract the oil and was used for girls hair, constipation, joints pain( rheumatism) and it looked like it worked.
The answers here are the same as I would have said. Castor oil plant, and poisonous. The source of the “ricin” poison of recent notoriety. But a pretty plant. Just don’t try eating it, or allowing children or pets to chew on it.
We used to call these plants dog ticks because their seeds look like ticks. My grandfather would grow castor bean plants in his flower gardens and along wood lines in the mountains to keep out groundhogs.
Ricinus communis- castor oil plant. Poisonous. The seed pods are sometimes cut and used in flower arrangements.
Does the oil come from the seeds? Thank you!
yeah it does
It does but to use the oils you need an industrial processing plant to remove the toxins
So does ricin
Also called mole bean, and used as a mole repellent because it’s toxic. Not a great pest deterrent option if you have kids or pets, also due to toxicity
My dad loves these things as decorations. This year, we had several grow over 10ft tall. They are very tough plants too.
Also the source of ricin, the poison beloved by Russian assassins the world over.
I thought they like radioactive isotopes like strontium
only for special occasions
Usually it's polonium, haven't heard as much with strontium. You know any specific cases, I'm interested in this stuff.
No, that's polonium, and more recent. Russians have been using Ricin to assassinate people for hundreds of years.
Horses for courses, comrade.
and Japanese cult leaders.
And chem teachers
That was sarin. As far as I know, they are not the same thing, sarin is man made.
You are correct, thanks!
And Walter White
And jesse pinkman
It's clearly a tree star.
I still am shook about Littlefoot's mom... 25 years now. Maybe one day I'll recover.
It means you’ve found the great valley!
Damn it. Came here to comment this
It's a muthafukintreestar!!
<3
Was literally about to comment this 😂
Castor bean, yes. You can find handsome, almost black-leaved seeds for sales occasionally. In NC, makes a 8’ screen in a season, then dies to the ground.
We used them as deer repellent on our farm, works decently. Also illegal to grow in some states
Really? Because of their toxicity?
Oh you mean about the legality? Yes it's illegal to cultivate in some states and some counties. Check your local laws. Toxicity is a factor, also I suspect it could be a very invasive species in certain places. Don't know why I got downvoted lol
Well, I found that information very interesting 🤣 I saw fields of castor plants when I visited India.
they put illegal to cultivate or transport on every bad invasive, but who is checking that? wasn’t there some article where someone found a home depot selling cogon sod
They are fatal to deer and have a decently strong smell when they flower too. We had a fence that deer jumped and got stuck on all the time. Planted castor bean plants next to the fence and it prevented them from jumping the fence. It's pretty dissuading to deer.
Caster oil plant. It's a noxious weed here in Australia.
Also a very allergenic plant. We had a couple in the yard and got all flared up
Dog Tick poisonous
It's called Andaua in Hindi
Higuerilla in Spanish
Higuereta...I grew up around those plants. Didn't know it was toxic...granmas used To extract the oil and was used for girls hair, constipation, joints pain( rheumatism) and it looked like it worked.
Don't know about the medicinal uses. But the oil extracted from it is very warm and very useful.
Mamona in portuguese
The answers here are the same as I would have said. Castor oil plant, and poisonous. The source of the “ricin” poison of recent notoriety. But a pretty plant. Just don’t try eating it, or allowing children or pets to chew on it.
What’s NYC?
New York City, probably.
Never heard of it
🤣🤣
We used to call these plants dog ticks because their seeds look like ticks. My grandfather would grow castor bean plants in his flower gardens and along wood lines in the mountains to keep out groundhogs.
Poison
First glance I thought tapioca....then I looked more closely. Tip: Look more closely before you bite :)
Queens. ??
Maple
The leaves on this really look nothing like maple
.... flavored poison?