Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Daniel Emlyn-Jones decided to grow the gympie-gympie in his home and keep it inside a cage. (SWNS) A British gardener has set up a ...

The tree had an invasive pathogen and was dying and becoming unsafe, Mr Hartwig said. The living hoop pine was purchased by the council in 2019 for $65,000, including all the work that was needed to ...

Don’t put your thumb on this green. Many gardeners might not be aware of the lethal plant thought to be the most toxic in the world called the Gympie-Gympie. The ghoulish greenery sports tiny ...

The painful toxins wielded by a giant Australian stinging tree are surprisingly similar to the venom found in spiders and cone snails, University of Queensland researchers have found. The ...

The eight metre tree will be planted by council's parks and gardens team, with some work required to ensure the new tree is healthy in the new location and ready to sparkle for Christmas. Decorations ...

Aussies are being warned to stay clear of a native stinging tree which feels like 'being burnt with hot acid and electrocuted at the same time'. One victim said the sting was even worse than a snake ...

Australia is notorious for hosting some of the most frightening creatures on Earth; including gargantuan arachnids and hawks that spread fire. Even some of Australia’s trees are vicious, like the ...

New research from the University of Queensland has solved the mystery behind the sting of one of the most venomous plants on the planet. The discovery of a previously unknown neurotoxin explains how ...

Australia is notorious for its venomous spiders, snakes and sea creatures, but researchers have now identified "scorpion-like" toxins secreted by a tree that can cause excruciating pain for weeks.

It's hard to say definitively which is the most dangerous plant in Alnwick Poison Garden. The Guinness Book of Records says Ricin Communis, with one of its beans able to kill several adults. Yew tree ...