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This photograph depicts a close view of February daphne, or spurge laurel, Daphne mezereum, highlighting the deciduous shrub’s narrow, lanceolate leaves and bright drupes, which are typically red but may appear yellow or darkened as they mature. All parts of D. mezereum are poisonous, containing the glycoside daphnin and the diterpene toxin mezerein. Ingestion can cause irritation and ulceration of the oral cavity and upper gastrointestinal tract, accompanied by abdominal pain and diarrhea. Severe poisoning may result in renal inflammation (nephritis), cardiac arrhythmias, coma, and, in rare cases, death.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ James M. Stewart
Creation Date: 1967
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