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Dendrocnide moroides
Large shrub native to rainforest areas. It is best known for its stinging hairs which cover the whole plant and deliver a potent neurotoxin when touched. The stinging sensation can last for days and even months. Characteristic heart-shaped leaves with toothed margins. TIP FOR CAMPERS: DO NOT USE THESE LEAVES AS TOILET PAPER!!
Growing in rainforest at the edge of the crater lake, Lake Barrine on the Atherton Tablelands, QLD
Spotted on May 3, 2010
Submitted on Mar 8, 2013
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