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Salty&Onion

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'Monkshood has a long tradition as a deadly plant and was used by ancient warriors to poison the water of their enemies. It was also once used as a popular werewolf-detection tool. The flower was held near the alleged wolf’s chin, and if a yellow-tinged shadow appeared, that was confirmation that the person was a werewolf.
In 2015, a gardener died of multiple organ failure after brushing past this deadly purple flowering plant on the estate where he was working in the U.K.'

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It really is a nice looking plant. When I go hiking around here I have to look out for poison ivy and "sting weed" which is really nasty it you walk into a patch of it. :eek:
Oh yeah. Poison oak too. Awful
 

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