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Al3xGuerra In reply to KTurtle [2013-09-14 05:13:52 +0000 UTC]

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All Narcissus species contain the alkaloid  poison lycorine , mostly in the bulb but also in the leaves.[10] [11]

Members of the monocot subfamily Amaryllidoideae  present a unique type of alkaloids, the norbelladine  alkaloids, which are 4-methylcatechol  derivatives combined with tyrosine . They are responsible for the poisonous properties of a number of the species. Over 200 different chemical structures of these compounds are known, of which 79 or more are known from Narcissus alone.[12]

On 1 May 2009 a number of schoolchildren fell ill at Gorseland Primary School in Martlesham Heath , Suffolk, England, after a daffodil bulb was added to soup during a cookery class. The bulbs could often be confused with onions , thereby leading to incidents of accidental poisoning.[11]

One of the most common dermatitis  problems for florists, "daffodil itch" involves dryness, fissures, scaling, and erythema  in the hands, often accompanied by subungual  hyperkeratosis  (thickening of the skin beneath the nails). It is blamed on exposure to calcium oxalate  in the sap.[13] [14]  It has long been recognised that some cultivars provoke dermatitis more readily than others. The cultivars  'Actaea', 'Camparelle', 'Gloriosa', 'Grande Monarque', 'Ornatus', 'Princeps' and 'Scilly White' are known to do so.[15]

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The-OMG-Cat In reply to Al3xGuerra [2013-09-20 20:54:39 +0000 UTC]

XD

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KTurtle In reply to Al3xGuerra [2013-09-16 06:37:53 +0000 UTC]

What?

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