--- title: Plants that sting, scratch and poison — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Plants that sting, scratch and poison», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Most plants are harmless, but a few can sting, burn or poison you. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Plants that sting, scratch and poison # Plants that sting, scratch and poison Lesson 237 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 24 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/0/) — Most plants are harmless, but a few can sting, burn or poison you. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/1/) — Stinging nettles have tiny hairs that inject a stinging liquid. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/2/) — Poison ivy and poison oak in North America have an oil that gives an itchy, blistering rash: «Leaves of three, let it be». - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/3/) — Giant hogweed is a very tall plant with huge white flower umbrellas, often beside rivers. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/4/) — Its sap makes skin burn badly in sunlight, so never touch it. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/5/) — Many berries and mushrooms look alike, and some are deadly. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/6/) — Even experts make mistakes with mushrooms, so children never pick or eat wild ones, and eat only berries a grown-up has identified. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/7/) — If someone has eaten an unknown plant, tell a grown-up at once and keep a piece of the plant, so the poison control centre or doctor knows what it was. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/8/) — Example: a girl in Ohio gathers sticks for a campfire and spots a vine with three shiny leaves. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/9/) — She leaves it alone, and tells her dad never to burn it, because the smoke would carry the oil into their lungs. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/10/) — Tiny hairs on stinging nettle leaves inject a liquid that stings and itches, so keep away and wear long trousers on overgrown paths. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/12/) — If a plant makes your skin red and itchy, wash it with soap and water, try not to scratch, and tell a grown-up. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/13/) — Never burn poison ivy, because the smoke carries its oil into the lungs. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/15/) — Pick only berries a grown-up has identified, above dog height (low ones may have been weed on by dogs) and away from roads, and wash them, because many berries look alike and some are poisonous. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/16/) — If a child eats an unknown berry or plant, tell a grown-up at once and keep a sample, so poison control or a doctor can help. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/17/) — Never pick or eat wild mushrooms, and wash your hands if you touched them, because deadly ones look like edible ones. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/18/) — Do not put wild plants or flowers in your mouth; foxgloves, daffodils and buttercups are poisonous. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/19/) — Move carefully past roses and brambles, and pull out thorns with a grown-up's help. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/20/) — Look at cacti but do not touch them, because their spines go into skin and are hard to get out. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/21/) — Collect conkers, acorns and pine cones for crafts, but never eat conkers or acorns, because they are poisonous. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/22/) — A boy in Ohio burned poison ivy with garden rubbish; he breathed in the smoke and his throat and lungs were badly hurt. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/23/) — A girl in England picked foxglove flowers and licked her fingers; she felt sick and dizzy and needed hospital treatment. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/24/) — Some common garden and wild plants, such as foxglove and yew, are poisonous if eaten. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/25/) — Burning poison ivy or oak sends the oil into the smoke, which can hurt your lungs. - ← previous: [Wind, fog, wildfire, tsunami and the seasons](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/236-wind-fog-fire-and-seasons/) - next →: [Bites, stings and things you find on the ground](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/238-bites-and-things-you-find/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)