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Saturday - February 14, 2009
From: Chicago, IL
Region: Midwest
Topic: Poisonous Plants
Title: Is resurrection plant (Selaginella lepidophylla) toxic?
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
Is Resurrection plant (Selaginella lepidophylla)toxic? Is it safe for children to handle?ANSWER:
Mr. Smarty Plants couldn't find any reference to Selaginella lepidophylla (flower of stone) in any of our favorite poisonous plant databases:Poisonous Plants of North Carolina
Cornell University Plants Poisonous to Livestock
Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System
Universiy of Pennsylvania Poisonous Plants
Toxic Plants from University of California-Davis
Nor, could I find any entries by Googling "Selaginella lepidophylla poisonous" or "Selaginella lepidophylla toxic" that indicated it had toxic properties. This, of course, isn't a guarantee that it won't cause a reaction for some person who might be allergic to it, but it is a very good indication that there won't be any serious problems.
You might also be interested in reading the answer to another recent question about the resurrection plant.
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