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| Noun | 1. Plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Calla palustris
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| Calla palustris | Plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Calla palustris | Calla palustris or Water Arum, also known as Wild Calla is a plant belonging to the family Araceae. Growing from a glabrous creeping rhizome, it is found in swamps, the edges of stream and wet woodland. A native of Asia, Europe and North America, it has been widely spread as an ornamental plant and is now probably dispersed in temperate regions world wide. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: Calla palustris
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| Calla palustris | Aerospace | Wild calla is a native plant that grows in swamps and marshes through much of Canada. Calcium oxalates occur, which can cause severe irritation of the mouth and throat. No cases of livestock poisoning are found in the literature, but the potential for poisoning is present. Humans are also at risk from this plant (Kingsbury 1964, Lampe and McCann 1985). All parts of the plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, which can cause irritation of the mouth and throat (Lampe and McCann 1985). Mouth and throat irritation, accompanied by pain and swelling, occurs upon chewing of plant parts. The insoluble oxalates do not produce systemic poisoning in humans. Washing or heating the rhizome can inactivate the oxalates. In northern Europe the ground rhizome is used as flour for bread (Frohne and Pfander 1983, Lampe and McCann 1985). General symptoms of poisoning: 1- Humans and Cattle: mouth, irritation of. (references) | |
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