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🌱🌼ORNAMENTALS OF SOLANACEAE🌼🌱 🌱🌼Cestrum parqui, commonly known as Palqui, or Willow-leaved Jessamine, is a species of flowering plant native to Chile. It is so widespread in Chile that they say of a well-known person: 'He is as famous as Palqui '. 🌱🌼In Australia the plant is regarded as a noxious invasive weed and a significant hazard to livestock (especially cattle) which may eat it inadvertently or during shortages of other foods, often resulting in death. 🌱🌼 C. parqui is a fast-growing, straggling, woody, semi-evergreen shrub that grows over 3 m tall (or more in warmer areas) with one or a few fragile green stems. The alternate, light green leaves have an unpleasant rubber-like smell when crushed. It produces terminal sprays of small, fragrant, tubular yellow-green flowers followed by bunches of small, black, egg-shaped berries. All parts of the plant are reported to be highly toxic. 🌱🌼The sm...

🌱🌸TOXIC TOBACCO 🌱 🌸🌱The tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum) is a herbaceous annual or short-lived perennial from the family Solanaceae, native to tropical and subtropical America. In the early history of the plant, it was initially considered a decorative plant, then a panacea, before it became a common snuff and tobacco plant. Its extract has been reported to be extremely toxic to even being used as a murder poison.It is now commercially cultivated worldwide for the nicotine, used in preparation of insect repellents and cigarettes. 🌸🌱The plant grows from 1 to 3 metres high and is sticky hairy on all parts. The stems are thick and not very branched. The simple ovate leaves have entire margins.Funnel shaped light pink, fragrant flowers are produced in clusters. These mature into ellipsoid capsules, about 2cm long, that dehisce to release 2000-5000 small round seeds.  🌸🌱All parts of the plant, except the seeds, contain nicotine.The nicotine ...