Don’t touch the poisonous flowers at your doorstep, especially children!

Wind and rain orchid: leek orchid, onion orchid

Wind and rain orchid, including the most common onion orchid and leek orchid. The onion orchid is as shown below. The leaves are cylindrical, illuminated, and have white flowers. When not blooming, they look like garlic sprouts or leeks.

Leek orchids are common with pink flowers (also available in other colors) and flat, matte leaves. They are collectively called wind and rain orchids. Some of the new varieties of wind and rain orchids currently cultivated are mostly potted plants. Compared with those planted on the ground, few.

These two kinds of flowers are common in residential areas and urban greening. They both belong to the Amaryllidaceae family. Their bulbs are poisonous and their petals are also toxic. If eaten by mistake, they may cause dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.

It is easier to distinguish when they are blooming. Some onions and leeks that are not blooming should not be mistaken for onions, garlic sprouts, leeks, etc.

Day lilies and day lilies

Recently, day lilies and day lilies have also bloomed. They are not the same thing. Day lilies are poisonous, so don’t take them home as day lilies. have eaten! Occasionally, on the road, I will see parents picking daylilies for their children to play with. How generous they are~

Nowadays, the daylilies in communities, roadsides, and parks are generally ornamental large-flowered daylilies, orange-red. , yellow, and red, with lily-shaped flowers (funnel-shaped), petals everted, a line in the middle, and a five-pointed star shape at the center.

Day lilies are obviously different from Hemerocallis grandiflorum, with golden color and relatively straight flower shape (no obvious lily funnel shape).

In short, most of the flowers used for greening are ornamental Hemerocallis fulvae, which cannot be eaten. The flowers are quite toxic, and eating them raw is the most toxic.

Let’s talk about daylily, which is also a kind of daylily. It is also toxic when eaten raw, so it must be cooked before eating, and all the stamens must be picked before eating. Children and those with weak body constitutions People with cold stomachs are not advised to eat too much, as they may cause stomach ache.

Monstera deliciosa

Monstera deliciosa is very common in the south. It can be found on the roadside, in parks, and in mountain forests. The leaves are very large. Some children may pick the leaves to play, and there are also small ones. Babies like to pull random things and feed them into their mouths, so be careful, it is also poisonous.

The sap of Monstera deliciosa is poisonous. As long as the stems and leaves are broken and the sap is touched with bare hands, you may become allergic. If you get a wound or rub it into your eyes, there is a risk of burns. If you eat it by mistake There may also be burning and vomiting sensations, which may seriously affect kidney function.

However, the daily maintenance of Monstera deliciosa is mainly for viewing. As long as you don’t break it with bare hands or accidentally eat it, it will be fine. If you have small pets at home who like to eat plants, you should be careful when raising them. If there is Monstera deliciosa near your home, you should also remind your family, especially the children at home.

Alocasia

In many places, a bunch of alocasia will appear in summer. Alocasia belongs to the genus Alocasia, and the well-known "Drip Water Guanyin" is also a type of alocasia. The traditional Alocasia plant is larger, can grow up to more than 2 meters, and has darker green leaves.

Dripshui Guanyin is a smaller type of calla lily with bright green leaves. Alocasia is very toxic, so everyone must be careful.

The entire Alocasia plant is poisonous, so do not touch it with bare hands, let alone eat it by mistake. There was news before that a woman broke off alocasia leaves to keep out the rain and kept biting them. As a result, her mouth was numb and she went straight to the emergency room of the hospital...

In addition, alocasia flowers will bloom. , As a result, the fruit is brighter in color, so don’t pick it out of curiosity, especially for children, and don’t eat it by mistake, as these are poisonous.

Alocasia is very toxic. The key is that it looks very similar to taro. Every year there are news about poisoning caused by eating Alocasia as taro. The picture below is the tuber of Alocasia. Look carefully. Alocasia The roots are more slender, the root system is rough, and there are more skin flakes, revealing the green stem skin.

As for the real taro plant, the leaves are matte with frost-like frost, the stems are green, the taro tubers are relatively round, and the skin flakes are mostly fibrous, which can be seen White taro meat.

Winter plum fruit

Winter plum blossoms bloom in winter and spring. It blooms first, then grows leaves, and bears fruit in summer. Many people recognize its flowering appearance, but not its fruits.

The wintersweet fruit is poisonous. If there are wintersweet trees growing near your home, be sure to remind your family not to pick the wintersweet fruit, let alone eat it by mistake. The common name of wintersweet fruit is tubadou. Eating it will cause abdominal pain and diarrhea.

But if you want to sow wintersweet, you can do it now. Pick a few wintersweet fruits, put on gloves to peel the fruits and take out the seeds. First put them on a wet paper towel to germinate. After germination, plant them in moist soil with the buds facing down. Just wait for buds to sprout. Wintersweet sown from seeds will take 3-4 years to bloom.

Cassava

Cassava is more common in the southwest. It is usually dug out in winter and spring. Most of the cassava is made into cassava flour. The popular taro ball dessert in summer is made with cassava flour. Made.

However, Huahua still wants to remind everyone that cassava is poisonous and needs to be processed before it can be eaten. For example, fresh cassava must be peeled and steamed before it is safe to eat. It is best not to eat cassava with skin or raw ingredients. eat.

The cassava flour you buy now has basically been detoxified. It is safe to eat, but you must also make sure it is cooked. Try not to eat it on an empty stomach, and don’t eat too much at one time (all kinds of taro balls) , pearls in pearl milk tea), otherwise you will have stomach bloating~

Almonds

When eating apricots a while ago, some people would leave the apricot kernels and smash them open to get the almonds inside. When eating, you need to pay attention here. Some fresh almonds are poisonous, so don’t eat them casually.

Almonds contain something called amygdalin, which can cause dizziness, nausea, and breathing difficulty in severe cases. Therefore, try not to eat raw almonds, especially children and people with weak constitutions.

Almonds can be divided into sweet and bitter. Southern almonds have their own sweetness and are less toxic; northern almonds are bitter and small and more toxic. In the past, bitter almonds were still a poison ("Zhen_Biography") Zhong'an Lingrong eventually died of eating raw bitter almonds).

Most of the current food-grade almonds are sweet almonds, which have low toxicity. They are fried and roasted to make nut snacks. In the north, there are also snacks in which bitter almonds are peeled and soaked, boiled and detoxified, and then soaked in salt water for storage. These processed products can be eaten with confidence.

Perfume lily

The most common perfume lily in flower shops has a lot of yellow pollen on the stamens. It is the main source of lily fragrance. If you have pollen allergies or are sensitive to strong fragrances at home, If it doesn't work, cut off the yellow stamens in time.

It should also be noted that perfume lilies are highly toxic to cats and dogs, especially the stamens, because they are more sensitive to fragrance and will be curious to smell and lick them. Once they stick to their hair, , you will eat some when you lick your hair later. These are harmful, ranging from dizziness and vomiting to kidney failure in severe cases.

So, if you have cats and dogs at home, try not to put perfume lilies. If you keep them, you should also keep a distance from the pets and cut off the stamens in advance. If cats or dogs accidentally get stuck on it, wash it off immediately and don't let them lick too much pollen.