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CASTOR PLANT Ricinus CommunisRicnius Castor oil makes up about 50% of the weight of the seeds. Star-shapedleaves can reach 3 feet in length. It Relies on the wind for pollination. it Containvaluable oil. Egyptian tombs indicate that the oil was used in medicine over6,000 years ago. Intact seeds may pass through the digestive tract withoutreleasing ricin. Symptoms of ricin poisoning begin within hours after exposureby ingestion or inhalation. There is no antidote for ricin poisoning. Castor plants are indigenousto the Mediterranean basin, eastern Africa and India. Humans are the most sensitive to theseseeds. It takes 1-4 to kill afull grown human, 11 to kill a dog and 80 seeds to kill a duck. It currently holds theGuinness World Record for most poisonous plant. The cause of death will be dehydration.One raw seed is enoughto kill a human in 2 days. A toxin called ricin is found throughout the plant,Itcauses an agonizing and unstoppable deathVrey, Christine. "Top 10 Plants ThatWill Kill You." Top 10 Lists - Listverse. 2 July 2011. Web. 13 Feb.2012..Ombrello, T. "Castor Bean Plant." Union CountyCollege Faculty Web Site. UCC Biology Department. Web. 14 Feb. 2012..

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Bamboo grew on every continent exceptAntarctica and Europe. It is mostly found in Asia though. There are a lot ofinteresting things about bamboo. It was the first plant to re-green after theatomic blast in Hiroshima in 1945.The bamboo foliage can be up to 22% protein.
A grove of bamboo release 35% more oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees.
Ethanol and liquid diesel can be produced using bamboo as the raw material.
Becauseof the strength to weight ratio of bamboo it was used for some of the first
airplane designs. When wet bamboo cables increase in strength by as much as 20%.
Thedevelopment of gunpowder in China included the skin of bamboo. The most common
place for bamboo to grow is in Southeast Asia. Between 1,200 and 1,500 species
of bamboo have been found. Technically a “weed”,. Bamboo can grow up to 4 feet per day. Bamboo has a tensile strength greater than the same size piece of steel.
Bamboo has a very high rate of photosynthesis.
"Where Bamboo Grows." Bamboo Grove - All
Things Bamboo. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. .
Bamboo Fact Finder." Home. MagnaRack Corporation. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. " Bamboo Facts." Bamboo Plants
Lewis Bamboo. 3 Dec. 2002. Web. 13 Feb. 2012.
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Ann, Mary, and Bert
Silverman. "Totally Useless Facts about Bamboo." Welcome to
MidAtlantic Bamboo. Web. 13 Feb. 2012