Fruiting now: the Giant Stinging Tree
The fruit of 'Dendrocnide excelsa' is pretty in pink but beware: most of this tree is covered with fine stinging hairs that contain powerful neurotoxins
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Fruiting now: the Giant Stinging Tree
The fruit of 'Dendrocnide excelsa' is pretty in pink but beware: most of this tree is covered with fine stinging hairs that contain powerful neurotoxins
