In New York, a poisonous hallucinogenic plant was found on the street
On Monday, the city of New York City removed a deadly and hallucinogenic plant that for some time grew across the street from the popular Trader Joe's store, writes Fox News.
Adrian Benepe, a former New York City park commissioner who worked for Mayor Michael Bloomberg for more than a decade, shared a photograph of the Jimson weed bush (Datura) that grew up on a landing site on Columbus Avenue over the weekend.
The plant, judging by its size, has grown over a considerable period of time, and it can be "deadly toxic when consumed even in tiny amounts," Benepe said.
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Two days later, the Department of Transportation, which has jurisdiction over the plant growing area, told WNBC that deadly greens had been removed.
“Today, the city got rid of the plant. The Department of Transportation has not planted here and does not land on these pedestrian shelter islands, ” — the statement said.
According to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Jimson's weed, also called Datura stramonium, blooms in late summer and is toxic. It also acts as a hallucinogenic if consumed. It can cause seizures or death if taken in a lethal dose.
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