A noxious plant injures several children

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A backyard "weed" has injured several children in Colorado Springs. It is commonly found in backyards all over, but has been condemned in the state as a "noxious" plant. It is called Myrtle Spurge.

The kids were just playing "Pilgrim", and a milky white substance from the plant which left them with severe burns to their faces :( Thank GOD it wasn't more serious... I couldn't imagine if they had ingested the liquid, which is poisonous!

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/10/08/barresi.poisonous.plant.KKTV

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/17655153/detail.html?rss=den&psp=news
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/30605444.html


More on Myrtle Spurge: http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080831/AE/808299938/1059/towntalk&parentprofile=-1
 
Yikes! Thank goodness they are publicizing this so others will know and share with their children.
 
I got similar blisters as a child from the sap from Queen Anne's lace.

Poor little ones.
 
Ouch! I hope parents will be on the lookout for this plant in their yards.
 

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