Castor Bean (*Ricinus communis*). The beans are extremely poisonous, that’s where the infamous ricin comes from. So invasive in Australia that people have basically just accepted it by now.
When the seed pods are dry the hold a lot of tension, when you touch them they explode and throw the beans around.
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Castor oil plant, is it along a riverbank?
Castor Bean (*Ricinus communis*). The beans are extremely poisonous, that’s where the infamous ricin comes from. So invasive in Australia that people have basically just accepted it by now.
When the seed pods are dry the hold a lot of tension, when you touch them they explode and throw the beans around.