Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Deadliest flower in the world

Have you ever thought about something that's so beautiful yet poisonous or even deadly? There is a  cliché that says "cuteness will kill you" there's a flower by the name of Autumn crocus. It's one of the most endangered plants in the world, Autumn crocus is also probably the most poisonous. It contains colchicine, a deadly drug used effectively in the treatment for gout. Unlike other toxins found in flowers colchicine, an arsenic-like poison has no antidote. 


















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