plants that are best left untouched

Meadow parsnip, on inattentive examination, resembles dill with its yellow umbrellas. But if the juice of this plant gets on the skin in the sun, long-lasting burns will appear.

Hemlock, like parsnip, can be confused with other plants, for example, with the forest bush. The plant contains poison in all its parts, the ingress of which into the body can lead to death.

As a child, our parents scared us with a wolfberry and called any bushes with a berry that way so that we would not pluck and eat them. In fact, that’s the way it is. Wolfberry is both an ordinary wolfberry with red clusters of berries, and a raven eye, resembling blueberries in appearance. Both plants are poisonous.

White ash. A beautiful plant with white or pink petals, grows in the steppe. The flower is covered with oils that irritate the skin. The oils themselves can ignite if fire is brought to the plant, while the flower will not suffer.

Similar to blackcurrant, black nightshade is harmless when mature, although you should not eat a lot of berries. When unripe, the plant can cause vomiting and diarrhea.

A beautiful and recognizable lily of the valley causes redness and a rash on the skin, although it has a recognizable pleasant aroma. So it is better not to approach the flower, even if you really want to.

Ledum marsh leaves and smells like rosemary. It contains oils that can cause headaches if inhaled. Hellebore white is similar to wild garlic, which is why it is easy to confuse them. But wild garlic is an edible plant, and hellebore is poisonous. You can distinguish them by smell – in wild garlic it is garlic.

Kachim paniculata is a plant with white flowers, which is often complemented by a bouquet for pomp. The dried plant leaves irritation on the skin and mucous membranes, so it is better not to dry these flowers.

Ambrosia sagebrush itself causes an allergic reaction in anyone who is even slightly susceptible to it. Also, the flower can cause irritation if it sticks to clothes.