Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Am I having a reaction from a poisonous plant?

I was moving a plant from my woods into the front yard for flowers. I think I may be having an allergic reaction to it. My question is



DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS PLANT IT AND HOW TO TREAT MY SYMPTOMS.



Plant Description:

About 10 inches tall Has a stalk like a corn plant, but not as thick. It even has roots that are similar to the roots of corn.

It has blooms for about 8 flowers to bloom on the very top of the stalk, it has one flower already bloomed. It is a triangular purple flower. With like 3 petals on it. On each petal it has 1 little dot of orange (which may be pollen from what I can tell).



I will add my symptoms below... because I don't have enough space to write them all here.

Am I having a reaction from a poisonous plant?
I am in agreement with the second answerer with one change bring both your pics and a sampling of that flower say a leaf you could also ask on ya under the term botany I am sure that someone there knows.

However from what I know of wild flora those little hairs thatwas in your description are probably the plants defense mechanism.

I would take myself to the doctor barring that I would take a cold shower and wash myself thoroughly the reason a cold shower so that any further toxins would be released into your bloodstream. After I had done that I would lather myself in lanacaine. Then again I do not your medical history and would feel very responsible if you did not seek medical attention.
Reply:You might want to go to the hospital. bring pics of flower with you.
Reply:Sorry, I know a bit about plants but don't recognise this one. But you do sound as if you've been poisoned slightly - it could have been a lot more serious! If anything like this ever happens again, seek medical advice straight away.



There are many, many poisonous and/or allergy-causing plants routinely grown in gardens. Next time make sure you identify the plant before transplanting it!



I assume you live in North America? (I live in Australia, so the species vary quite a bit.)





EDIT: That detail about the hairs is interesting: they could be the source of the irritation, as in stinging nettles.

Excellent descriptions, by the way!!


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