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Are any orchids poisonous?
I know that some orchids are edible, but are any of them poisonous? or have
poisonous parts? Joanna |
Are any orchids poisonous?
The American Medical Association Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants
does not list any member of the family Orchidaceae as being poisonous. In other locations online you can learn that some are said to cause allergic skin responses. Cypripedium reginia comes to mind. Elsewhere and even here in our very own archives you can learn Onc. cebollata is said to be an hallucinogen. From my point of view all orchids cause the hullucination that you have unlimited amounts of money and space. However, I don't think you have to eat one to get hullucinogized. I think you just need to see one. "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:5Y2Gf.135062$7l4.49484@trnddc05... I know that some orchids are edible, but are any of them poisonous? or have poisonous parts? Joanna |
Are any orchids poisonous?
J Fortuna wrote: I know that some orchids are edible, but are any of them poisonous? or have poisonous parts? Before or after spraying? (annoying emoticon here) Some orchids smell so foul I can't imagine anyone would want to eat them, but I don't recall reading that any are actually poisonous. I also rasie cycads. Every part of every cycad is toxic.. Yes, some cultures eat leached cycad starch, but there are long term toxic effects associated with eating it that include a form of senile dementia, a type of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cancer. J. Del Col |
Are any orchids poisonous?
"Al" wrote in message
... From my point of view all orchids cause the hullucination that you have unlimited amounts of money and space. However, I don't think you have to eat one to get hullucinogized. I think you just need to see one. LOL. I think you are right about that. Thanks Al. Joanna |
Are any orchids poisonous?
Eforba ouya akema anea orchidea aladsa orfa abyba Obertra, ouya ightma antma
ota erifyva hatta heta forementionedaa "American Medical Association Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants" ctuallyaa aysa. I don't know what it really says about orchid plants. All of my knowledge comes from the internet and somebody on the internet told me what it says. For what it's worth, this handbook does sound like the most reliable source of info on the topic. Especially first hand, "trust the baby's life to it" info. My spell checker has a pig-latin plug in. "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:6o5Gf.12526$%i3.11365@trnddc02... "Al" wrote in message ... From my point of view all orchids cause the hullucination that you have unlimited amounts of money and space. However, I don't think you have to eat one to get hullucinogized. I think you just need to see one. LOL. I think you are right about that. Thanks Al. Joanna |
Are any orchids poisonous?
"jadel" wrote in message oups.com... Before or after spraying? (annoying emoticon here) snip As I do not do any spraying of the plants in our condo, that's not applicable for me. However I was astounded to read in the book Orchid Fever about the young man in Paris, France, who lived in a small apartment with his mother and his orchids, and who sprayed the orchids regularly with lots of pesticide. Yikes. By the way, related question: Is plant food poisonous when ingested by humans? I assume that it is better to keep it out of the way of toddlers, but unlike on cleaning supply bottles I did not see a poison warning on its label when I looked earlier today. So I wonder ... Not that I will encourage his eating it, mind you, but I am starting to wonder which household items will absolutely have to be put out of any possible reach, and which are optional. So far, as far as I can tell, Robert will probably be a much greater danger to the orchids than they will be to him. The greatest dangers to toddler from orchids that I see thus far a 1. lights and electric cords leading to lights, 2. shelving units will need to be stable and secure so that they do not topple, 3. chocking hazard posed by media, 4. if a clay pot were to topple and fall on the toddler, some of them are quite heavy so he could get hurt that way, and 5. if plant food is poisonous after all then that's an issue. Am I missing something? Joanna |
Are any orchids poisonous?
Al wrote:
From my point of view all orchids cause the hullucination that you have unlimited amounts of money and space. However, I don't think you have to eat one to get hullucinogized. I think you just need to see one. I think it's some sort of shooting dart. Hit me on the back side. |
Are any orchids poisonous?
By the way, related question: Is plant food poisonous when ingested by humans? I assume that it is better to keep it out of the way of toddlers, but unlike on cleaning supply bottles I did not see a poison warning on its label when I looked earlier today. So I wonder ... Not that I will encourage his eating it, mind you, but I am starting to wonder which household items will absolutely have to be put out of any possible reach, and which are optional. I think it would be a very bad idea to eat fertilizer powder... Although it would taste awful. Acutely toxic? Maybe. A complete fertilizer has a lot of things in it (potassium/phosphorus, nickel, etc...) many of which are toxic in small quantity (selenium is not something you want to eat). I don't know if you could choke down enough fertilizer to hurt yourself (or a small person), but I wouldn't try it. The liquid formulations might be dilute enough as to cause little harm, but again I wouldn't risk it. So far, as far as I can tell, Robert will probably be a much greater danger to the orchids than they will be to him. The greatest dangers to toddler from orchids that I see thus far a 1. lights and electric cords leading to lights, 2. shelving units will need to be stable and secure so that they do not topple, 3. chocking hazard posed by media, 4. if a clay pot were to topple and fall on the toddler, some of them are quite heavy so he could get hurt that way, and 5. if plant food is poisonous after all then that's an issue. Am I missing something? Toddlers like to remove tags from pots. I don't know why. My daughter routinely runs up to me with a tag as a present. Sometimes I even know where to put it back. She has never tried to eat potting media. An occasional rock might get a taste, but I think girls are smarter than boys. Or have better survival instincts. Evidently my brothers and I ate all sorts of rocks and coins when we were that age. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a) See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more orchids, obtain more credit |
Are any orchids poisonous?
Amazingly enough, this subject came up recently among the members of AOBEI.
A woman who'd bought some fertilizer from one of our members called her a couple weeks later to ask if it was poisonous, because she had accidentally drank (drunk? G) some. Having no idea, the grower told the customer to call Poison Control -- who advised that unless she drank a whole gallon, it shouldn't be a problem. Apparently, it happens quite often -- I'm given to understand that some folks actually keep the fert. solution in the refrigerator "so it won't go bad." Not an idea that would ever have occurred to me ... But it does go to prove the saying that things can't be made idiot-proof, because the idiots are too ingenious! Kenni Kenni "Rob" wrote in message ... By the way, related question: Is plant food poisonous when ingested by humans? I assume that it is better to keep it out of the way of toddlers, but unlike on cleaning supply bottles I did not see a poison warning on its label when I looked earlier today. So I wonder ... Not that I will encourage his eating it, mind you, but I am starting to wonder which household items will absolutely have to be put out of any possible reach, and which are optional. I think it would be a very bad idea to eat fertilizer powder... Although it would taste awful. Acutely toxic? Maybe. A complete fertilizer has a lot of things in it (potassium/phosphorus, nickel, etc...) many of which are toxic in small quantity (selenium is not something you want to eat). I don't know if you could choke down enough fertilizer to hurt yourself (or a small person), but I wouldn't try it. The liquid formulations might be dilute enough as to cause little harm, but again I wouldn't risk it. So far, as far as I can tell, Robert will probably be a much greater danger to the orchids than they will be to him. The greatest dangers to toddler from orchids that I see thus far a 1. lights and electric cords leading to lights, 2. shelving units will need to be stable and secure so that they do not topple, 3. chocking hazard posed by media, 4. if a clay pot were to topple and fall on the toddler, some of them are quite heavy so he could get hurt that way, and 5. if plant food is poisonous after all then that's an issue. Am I missing something? Toddlers like to remove tags from pots. I don't know why. My daughter routinely runs up to me with a tag as a present. Sometimes I even know where to put it back. She has never tried to eat potting media. An occasional rock might get a taste, but I think girls are smarter than boys. Or have better survival instincts. Evidently my brothers and I ate all sorts of rocks and coins when we were that age. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a) See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more orchids, obtain more credit |
Are any orchids poisonous?
Kenni,
Great, thanks! Though it would never have occurred to me either to store fert solution in refrigerator, I did have one time when I wondered about a gallon of bottled water that I had left on the kitchen counter near the sink whether it truly was bottled water or fertilized water -- since I use a bottled water container for the fert solution. :-( I decided that it was probably fert solution, and if it was not, I would just water my orchids with bottled water which was the better alternative by far. Joanna "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Amazingly enough, this subject came up recently among the members of AOBEI. A woman who'd bought some fertilizer from one of our members called her a couple weeks later to ask if it was poisonous, because she had accidentally drank (drunk? G) some. Having no idea, the grower told the customer to call Poison Control -- who advised that unless she drank a whole gallon, it shouldn't be a problem. Apparently, it happens quite often -- I'm given to understand that some folks actually keep the fert. solution in the refrigerator "so it won't go bad." Not an idea that would ever have occurred to me ... But it does go to prove the saying that things can't be made idiot-proof, because the idiots are too ingenious! Kenni Kenni "Rob" wrote in message ... By the way, related question: Is plant food poisonous when ingested by humans? I assume that it is better to keep it out of the way of toddlers, but unlike on cleaning supply bottles I did not see a poison warning on its label when I looked earlier today. So I wonder ... Not that I will encourage his eating it, mind you, but I am starting to wonder which household items will absolutely have to be put out of any possible reach, and which are optional. I think it would be a very bad idea to eat fertilizer powder... Although it would taste awful. Acutely toxic? Maybe. A complete fertilizer has a lot of things in it (potassium/phosphorus, nickel, etc...) many of which are toxic in small quantity (selenium is not something you want to eat). I don't know if you could choke down enough fertilizer to hurt yourself (or a small person), but I wouldn't try it. The liquid formulations might be dilute enough as to cause little harm, but again I wouldn't risk it. So far, as far as I can tell, Robert will probably be a much greater danger to the orchids than they will be to him. The greatest dangers to toddler from orchids that I see thus far a 1. lights and electric cords leading to lights, 2. shelving units will need to be stable and secure so that they do not topple, 3. chocking hazard posed by media, 4. if a clay pot were to topple and fall on the toddler, some of them are quite heavy so he could get hurt that way, and 5. if plant food is poisonous after all then that's an issue. Am I missing something? Toddlers like to remove tags from pots. I don't know why. My daughter routinely runs up to me with a tag as a present. Sometimes I even know where to put it back. She has never tried to eat potting media. An occasional rock might get a taste, but I think girls are smarter than boys. Or have better survival instincts. Evidently my brothers and I ate all sorts of rocks and coins when we were that age. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a) See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more orchids, obtain more credit |
Are any orchids poisonous?
Well, even if the plant isn't deadly, and your fertilizer isn't deadly,
you still don't know what the previous owner has done insofaras spraying, etc., and what contaminants might be in the media or on the leaves. In the past, I've been rather cavalier about toxic substances--BUT since I've garnered cats (one of whom like to use orchid leaves as floss), I'm more cautious. I repot plants when I get them and don't use pesticides as a free-for-all spray. I'm not sure WHY you want to know whether orchids are poisonous, but if you're having a party and want to use orchid flowers as platter garnishes, you might want to rethink. |
Are any orchids poisonous?
"OrchidKitty" wrote in message
ups.com... I'm not sure WHY you want to know whether orchids are poisonous, but if you're having a party and want to use orchid flowers as platter garnishes, you might want to rethink. OrchidKitty, No platter garnishes. The reason why I want to know is that I am starting to plan ahead for the stage in my child's life when he will want to put everything in his mouth while he explores it -- so far he is 6 weeks old and mostly harmless, but I am told by more experienced parents that the time when he will be into everything will come much quicker than I think and that I will be amazed by how far he can reach how fast. In general, I am going to try to keep the orchids out of his reach, but I would rather know the consequences of it if I don't succeed, just in case. Well, even if the plant isn't deadly, and your fertilizer isn't deadly, you still don't know what the previous owner has done insofaras spraying, etc., and what contaminants might be in the media or on the leaves. Hmm, I had not thought of that. How long does pesticide stay in plant matter and media? I had kind of assumed that with thorough flushing during watering etc the sins of the previous owner's don't really count except for really new plants, as long as I don't use pesticides myself. If I did not repot orchids as soon as I got them in the past, would you suggest that I repot all the ones that have not been repotted in my care yet? or only ones not repotted yet and gotten in the past 2 months, 6 months or 1 year or ??? Joanna |
Are any orchids poisonous?
I can't speak to the matter of toxicity, but as to using orchid flowers as
garnish, I do it all the time, usually giving them a coating of egg white, a dip in fine sugar, and letting them dry on a rack. They give a real boost to the presentation of a fancy dessert. No one has died, LOL, but then, adults know better than to eat them! Diana |
Are any orchids poisonous?
I don't know how long pesticides, etc. stay in plant matter and
media--but I know someone who does. You might want to contact Glen Decker of Piping Rock Orchids ) and ask him. He grows thousands of slippers (of exceptional quality) and has small children. He's pesticide free and knows much about the dangers of pesticides. He's a nice man and very willing to share what he knows. BTW, Congrats on the little one, Mom. |
Are any orchids poisonous?
Well, you never know. A few glasses of wine and.... Actually, we went
to a cat show in Boston, and there were a lot of vendors there, as one might expect. One of the cat food companies had a huge bowl of kitty kibble on display. We saw a bored-husband type walk by the the bowl, scoop up a handful of kibble, and chomp it down. Hello dude! It's a cat show...what you're eating isn't crackers du jour--it's cat food. Yikes. |
Are any orchids poisonous?
As to fertilizer toxicity- the biggest worry that I am aware of
would be the nitrates. People don't handle nitrates too well, and infants are most susceptible. Look up "blue baby disease" or "blue baby syndrome," also known as methemoglobinemia. Actually, methemoglobinemia has a number of causes, nitrates in the diet being one of several. Other'n that, most of the components are fairly safe in the concentrations at which they would most likely be present. The address in the header isn't valid. Send no email there. -AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
Are any orchids poisonous?
Interesting. Thank you for the info Aaron. From what I read about
methemoglobinemia after getting your response, infant below 6 month of age are particularly in danger, since after that the body may already be capable of dealing with nitrates. So in the first 6 month fertilized water is more poisonous and then it is less so. As already said, I do not intend to feed my son fertilizer and overall I think I will keep the fertilizer solution out of his reach, however, the cleaning supplies and other much more toxic chemicals will take precedence in the out of reach storage -- they will have to be placed in a spot that is completely out of baby and toddle reach no matter what happens, whereas the fertilized solution can probably be in a spot that is just out of reach. Joanna "Aaron Hicks" wrote in message ... As to fertilizer toxicity- the biggest worry that I am aware of would be the nitrates. People don't handle nitrates too well, and infants are most susceptible. Look up "blue baby disease" or "blue baby syndrome," also known as methemoglobinemia. Actually, methemoglobinemia has a number of causes, nitrates in the diet being one of several. Other'n that, most of the components are fairly safe in the concentrations at which they would most likely be present. The address in the header isn't valid. Send no email there. -AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
Are any orchids poisonous?
We saw a bored-husband type walk by the the bowl,
scoop up a handful of kibble, and chomp it down. Hello dude! It's a cat show...what you're eating isn't crackers du jour--it's cat food. Yikes. LOL! |
Are any orchids poisonous?
(((LOL))) Someone should have captured that on movie & sent it to
"Worlds funniest Videos" -- Cheers Wendy Remove PETERPAN for email reply OrchidKitty wrote: Well, you never know. A few glasses of wine and.... Actually, we went to a cat show in Boston, and there were a lot of vendors there, as one might expect. One of the cat food companies had a huge bowl of kitty kibble on display. We saw a bored-husband type walk by the the bowl, scoop up a handful of kibble, and chomp it down. Hello dude! It's a cat show...what you're eating isn't crackers du jour--it's cat food. Yikes. |
Are any orchids poisonous?
Actually it appears from most sources that I can see that 4 months is the
major breaking point between very susceptible to acquired blue baby syndrome and not as much in danger. Since up until about 4 months old "Higher gastric pH in infants may facilitate bacterial proliferation, resulting in increased conversion of dietary nitrates to nitrites. " (quote from http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1432.htm) So since babies that small will not go after fertilized solution on their own, the main danger to baby from fertilized solution would be if anyone were using bottled water to mix baby formula and accidentally used the fertilized solution instead. shudder That's not going to happen here (among other things because our baby is not on formula, and because after the one incident when I was not quite sure whether a bottle of water was actually bottled water or fert solution I have become even more careful), so that's one thing I won't worry about. Joanna "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:pDuGf.30880$H43.20058@trnddc08... Interesting. Thank you for the info Aaron. From what I read about methemoglobinemia after getting your response, infant below 6 month of age are particularly in danger, since after that the body may already be capable of dealing with nitrates. So in the first 6 month fertilized water is more poisonous and then it is less so. As already said, I do not intend to feed my son fertilizer and overall I think I will keep the fertilizer solution out of his reach, however, the cleaning supplies and other much more toxic chemicals will take precedence in the out of reach storage -- they will have to be placed in a spot that is completely out of baby and toddle reach no matter what happens, whereas the fertilized solution can probably be in a spot that is just out of reach. Joanna "Aaron Hicks" wrote in message ... As to fertilizer toxicity- the biggest worry that I am aware of would be the nitrates. People don't handle nitrates too well, and infants are most susceptible. Look up "blue baby disease" or "blue baby syndrome," also known as methemoglobinemia. Actually, methemoglobinemia has a number of causes, nitrates in the diet being one of several. Other'n that, most of the components are fairly safe in the concentrations at which they would most likely be present. The address in the header isn't valid. Send no email there. -AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
Are any orchids poisonous?
On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:49:34 -0500 in Diana Kulaga wrote:
I can't speak to the matter of toxicity, but as to using orchid flowers as garnish, I do it all the time, usually giving them a coating of egg white, a dip in fine sugar, and letting them dry on a rack. They give a real boost to the presentation of a fancy dessert. No one has died, LOL, but then, adults know better than to eat them! I must not be an adult. I would eat them. Then again if it isn't metal, plastic, glass, or ceramic, I would attempt to eat what's on my plate. -- Chris Dukes Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil |
Are any orchids poisonous?
On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:16:03 GMT in TYuGf.30986$H43.25337@trnddc08 J Fortuna wrote:
So since babies that small will not go after fertilized solution on their own, the main danger to baby from fertilized solution would be if anyone were using bottled water to mix baby formula and accidentally used the fertilized solution instead. shudder That's not going to happen here (among other things because our baby is not on formula, and because after the one incident when I was not quite sure whether a bottle of water was actually bottled water or fert solution I have become even more careful), so that's one thing I won't worry about. And homemade colic/tummy ache remedies. (Anyone else remember that from the movie Doc Hollywood?) -- Chris Dukes Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil |
Are any orchids poisonous?
We have 2 kids, and until last month had about 40 orchids. Our 4 year
old helped us take care of the orchids since she was about 3 and is a very careful with them. She loves to water (with a turkey baster) and to help repot them. She LOVES going to shows too! BUT, our 21 month old son started being difficult with the orchids as soon as he could stand up -- about 10 months. He took out the tags (irritating - so I labeled the pots with magic marker instead), he unpotted several orchids (AAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!! We lost 5 orchids this way), pulled and broke off leaves and a very promising keiki, pulled on the light cords, turned the humidifier off/on, up/down, etc. He has put the media (spag. moss or husks) into his mouth, but usually spit them out (or I'd catch him and make him spit them out). I finally took all of the big pieces out. And he even chewed on the bigger leaves of the phalenopses(?) and cattleyas. Other than aggravation, no problems with his health. Finally, in desperation my husband (the true orchid enthusiast) built a wood case (about 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, 6 feet high) that he covered with chicken wire (for circulation) to house our orchids that contained the lights, humidifier, and 4 shelves for the orchids and the supplies, with doors that open for watering (with 2 locks on them when he learned to open the first lock). S-hooks, placed about 5 feet high) are great for quite a while for locking cabinets, doors, closets, etc. (We even put one on our bathroom door when he kept unrolling all of the toilet paper!) At about 18 months he pulled a chair over to the case and crawled all over it, trying to get in. We were able to park it right in front of a window, and put 4 light fixtures in it. Unfortunately, we had to sell all of our orchids before our move to Kansas last month, and we sold the case too and I can't find a single picture of it. We kept the plant food/fertilizer/etc in a sealed plastic container on the bottom shelf of the case - those big flat ones for underbed storage worked great. Overall, you are right on about what you need to do. And you're doing great job, Mom! Cyndi |
Are any orchids poisonous?
Cyndi,
Oh oh, you confirm some of my fears in your description of what your son would do to the orchids. Let's hope that my son is more like your daughter. :-) Joanna "John" wrote in message ups.com... We have 2 kids, and until last month had about 40 orchids. Our 4 year old helped us take care of the orchids since she was about 3 and is a very careful with them. She loves to water (with a turkey baster) and to help repot them. She LOVES going to shows too! BUT, our 21 month old son started being difficult with the orchids as soon as he could stand up -- about 10 months. He took out the tags (irritating - so I labeled the pots with magic marker instead), he unpotted several orchids (AAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!! We lost 5 orchids this way), pulled and broke off leaves and a very promising keiki, pulled on the light cords, turned the humidifier off/on, up/down, etc. He has put the media (spag. moss or husks) into his mouth, but usually spit them out (or I'd catch him and make him spit them out). I finally took all of the big pieces out. And he even chewed on the bigger leaves of the phalenopses(?) and cattleyas. Other than aggravation, no problems with his health. Finally, in desperation my husband (the true orchid enthusiast) built a wood case (about 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, 6 feet high) that he covered with chicken wire (for circulation) to house our orchids that contained the lights, humidifier, and 4 shelves for the orchids and the supplies, with doors that open for watering (with 2 locks on them when he learned to open the first lock). S-hooks, placed about 5 feet high) are great for quite a while for locking cabinets, doors, closets, etc. (We even put one on our bathroom door when he kept unrolling all of the toilet paper!) At about 18 months he pulled a chair over to the case and crawled all over it, trying to get in. We were able to park it right in front of a window, and put 4 light fixtures in it. Unfortunately, we had to sell all of our orchids before our move to Kansas last month, and we sold the case too and I can't find a single picture of it. We kept the plant food/fertilizer/etc in a sealed plastic container on the bottom shelf of the case - those big flat ones for underbed storage worked great. Overall, you are right on about what you need to do. And you're doing great job, Mom! Cyndi |
Are any orchids poisonous?
I must not be an adult. I would eat them.
Then again if it isn't metal, plastic, glass, or ceramic, I would attempt to eat what's on my plate. Gee, Chris, I don't think anyone who grows orchids can claim complete adulthood, do you? S Diana |
Are any orchids poisonous?
On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 16:31:11 -0500 in Diana Kulaga wrote:
I must not be an adult. I would eat them. Then again if it isn't metal, plastic, glass, or ceramic, I would attempt to eat what's on my plate. Gee, Chris, I don't think anyone who grows orchids can claim complete adulthood, do you? S I think it would hurt my fiance's feelings if I told her that. (She's an incurable poucher). Then again, I want to follow in my granddad's footsteps and see how many acres of land I can plant in camelias and gardenias or something of a similar spirit when I retire. -- Chris Dukes Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil |
Eforba ouya akema anea orchidea aladsa orfa abyba Obertra, ouya ightma antma ota erifyva hatta heta forementionedaa "American Medical Association Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants" ctuallyaa aysa.
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Bundle of thanks for the useful information about this.Can you please specify or mention the names also , which are said as poisonous ?
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There are no known poisonous orchids, one of the most popular flavorings however, vanilla, comes from the seed pod of an orchid. its safe to assume that they are not poisonous, but you should still discourage kitty from chomping orchids.
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as listen that no any species of orchid is claim to be poisonous and this is proved in The American Medical Association of Poisonous and Injurious Plants.
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Selecting which of the two families is larger remains elusive because of the difficulties associated with putting hard species numbers on such enormous groups.
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Does not list any member of the family Orchidaceae as being poisonous. In other locations online you can learn that some are said to cause allergic skin responses. Cypripedium reginia comes to mind. Elsewhere and even here in our very own archives you can learn Onc. cebollata is said to be an hallucinogen. From my point of view all orchids cause the hullucination that you have unlimited amounts of money and space. However, I don't think you have to eat one to get hullucinogized. I think you just need to see one. |
The Orchidaceous or orchid family is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with colorful and fragrant blooms. It is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species.
There are no known poisonous orchids, but there are so many thousands of varieties it becomes virtually impossible to test them all. One of the most popular flavorings however, vanilla, comes from the seed pod of an orchid. So it’s safe to assume that they are not poisonous, |
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