Mescal Bean Seeds (Texas Mountain Laurel)
This decorative bush is a common landscaping bush in Southern Arizona. It has the most royal purple flowers in the early spring. Now, the seed pods are developing.
--from Wikipedia
All parts of the mescalbeans are very poisonous, containing the
alkaloid cytisine (not mescaline, as suggested by the name). The seeds
or other parts of the plant have been reported to have been used as a
hallucinogen by some Native American people, but this is uncertain,
due to confusion over names. The symptoms of cytisine poisoning are
very unpleasant, including nausea and seizures; as little as one seed
can be fatal.
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surfzone™ (47 months ago | reply)
They look like giant peanuts!
kevin dooley (47 months ago | reply)
i've never seen those, very cool
ANASTASIA F. [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)
A good choice of a picture!!!!!!!!1
atsjebosma (47 months ago | reply)
Never seen these , nice picture and information!!
quinoal (47 months ago | reply)
Es la primera vez que veo esta planta y gracias a tu descripción algo más he aprendido hoy.
Saludos.
D. digits (47 months ago | reply)
Very Interesting thanks for sharing
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ilsebatten (47 months ago | reply)
They do look like giant peanuts. And you have made them look so beautiful
_ØяAcLә_ (47 months ago | reply)
I think my knowledge of the flower world has increased by a MILLION TIMES....LOL.....I was just telling another flickr friend about how much Im learning about flowers on this site....Incredible!
Thanks for educating me Kretyen* :))
Bob Small photography. (47 months ago | reply)
Nice shot - you don't want to sample one of those!
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Von Taylor (47 months ago | reply)
Love your composition on this one.
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<Leonie di Vienna> :-) (47 months ago | reply)
interesting information and picture
Thank you for the nice comment on my stream
Trish Mayo (47 months ago | reply)
Nice capture and great information
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