<story><title>Do Not Eat, Touch, or Even Inhale the Air Around the Manchineel Tree</title><url>http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whatever-you-do-do-not-eat-touch-or-even-inhale-the-air-around-the-manchineel-tree?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=theatlantic</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>antirez</author><text>If you live in central&amp;#x2F;north Europe, beware of Heracleum Mantegazzianum: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Heracleum_mantegazzianum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Heracleum_mantegazzianum&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>krylon</author><text>When I was young, these grew in our neighborhood. I remember my parents giving me very stern warnings not to touch that plant. I found it strange that such a nasty plant was allowed to grow in a neighborhood with little kids around, but then again there&amp;#x27;s lots of nasty plants in German gardens.&lt;p&gt;After I made the mistake to touch a stinging nettle, I took such warnings more seriously.</text></comment>
<story><title>Do Not Eat, Touch, or Even Inhale the Air Around the Manchineel Tree</title><url>http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whatever-you-do-do-not-eat-touch-or-even-inhale-the-air-around-the-manchineel-tree?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=theatlantic</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>antirez</author><text>If you live in central&amp;#x2F;north Europe, beware of Heracleum Mantegazzianum: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Heracleum_mantegazzianum&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Heracleum_mantegazzianum&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>lost_my_pwd</author><text>We have to watch out for that in the US too, as well as wild parsnip.</text></comment>