10 Deadliest Plants on Earth

1 – Doll’s Eyes (Actaea Pachypoda)

 

2 – Water Hemlock (Cicuta)

 

3 – Wolf’s Bane (Monkshood)

 

4 – Rosary Pea (Abrus Precatorius)

 

5 – Atropa Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade)

 

6 – Castor Plant (Ricinus)

 

7 – Oleander 

 

8 – Stinging Brush (Dendrocnide Moroides)

 

9 – White Snakeroot (Ageratina Altissima)

 

10 – Manchineel Tree 

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How Many Types of Plants are there in the World ?

There are thought to be between 250,000 and 315,000 species of plants in the kingdom Plantae. The kingdom encompasses ferns, conifers, trees, mosses, flowering plants with seeds, green algae and all other plants that derive energy through carbon from photosynthesis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plants_by_common_name

Plant Timeline

Algae is the longest living plant on Earth.

Top 10 Greenest Countries in the World

How Many Species of Trees are there in the World ?

About 100,000 species

• The two basic kinds of trees are coniferous and deciduous, which branch into a variety of types and species.
• With an estimated 100,000 species, the number of trees worldwide might total twenty-five percent of all living plant species.

 

Plant Life Cycle

Seeds – Germination – Stems and Roots – Leaves – Flowers – Pollination

The plant life cycle begins with a seed. The seed will sprout and produce a tiny, immature plant called a seedling. The seedling will grow to adulthood and form a mature plant. The mature plant will reproduce by forming new seeds which will begin the next life cycle.

     

Why does Poison Ivy Cause a Rash ?

Urushiol

• Poison Ivy rash is caused by an oily resin called urushiol, found in the leaves, stems and roots of poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac.
• Urushiol is very sticky, so it easily attaches to your skin, clothing, tools, equipment or pet’s fur. You can get a poison ivy reaction from direct touch, touching contaminated objects, and inhaling smoke from the burning plants.
• A poison ivy rash itself is not contagious.