Taiwan Wildflowers and Weeds

[Charlie_Jack]

@tommy525

Hey wasn’t there a thread bout “biting dog” and “biting cat” . Two dangerous plants found on Taiwan that you need to avoid? Wheres that thread. Watch out for them suckers.

Yeah, here’s the thread:

Hiking - dangerous plants

Sorry if I’m not posting this in the right place. Moderators, feel free to move this if you think necessary. I personally think this topic needs a sticky. Ditto for dangerous animals (mostly snakes). Yesterday, I touched Yaorengou 咬人狗 or “bite people dog” for the first time. I have previously touched Yaorenmao 咬人貓 or “bite people cat” on a couple of occasions. I can tell you that the Yaorengou is worse. In fact, my online research indicates that some people have even died after touching it. I…

Dog’s_Breakfast gave the Chinese names and posted pictures of the two plants.

This is a great thread. I’m completely in the dark about these kinds of things.