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Coral Bean

Coral Bean

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As in many other instances in the natural world, brilliant red coloring stands as a warning to those looking for an easy meal. When the flowers of the coral bean are pollinated, the resulting seedpods contain a number of bright red seeds that are high in alkaloids - toxic to both humans and wildlife and known to cause paralysis when ingested.

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Keywords
America, Bald Point State Park, beautiful, beauty, bloom, blossom, botany, Cherokee bean, coral bean, Erythrina herbacea, Florida, flower, Franklin County, native, natural, nature, plant, uncultivated, United States, USA, wild, wildflower
As in many other instances in the natural world, brilliant red coloring stands as a warning to those looking for an easy meal. When the flowers of the coral bean are pollinated, the resulting seedpods contain a number of bright red seeds that are high in alkaloids - toxic to both humans and wildlife and known to cause paralysis when ingested.