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  • Florida Poison Tree (M. toxiferum)


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    A small native tree to southern Florida with 3-7 pinnately-compounded, persistent, ovate leaflets. The fruit is grouped in yellowish-orange clusters of drupes (dioecious). The bark is reddish-brown and scaly. All parts cause serious skin irritation.