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Stinging Tree These cause extreme pain that can last for weeks. They are prevalent throughout the rainforests of far North Queensland. Australia,Dendrocnide moroides,Fall,Geotagged,Gympie-gympie Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Stinging Tree

These cause extreme pain that can last for weeks. They are prevalent throughout the rainforests of far North Queensland.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    You would not expect that from its appearance, so a very useful thing to know :) Posted 3 years ago

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The Gympie-gympie

"Dendrocnide moroides", commonly known in Australia as the stinging tree, stinging bush or gympie-gympie, is a plant in the nettle family Urticaceae found in rainforest areas of Malesia and Australia. It is notorious for its extremely painful and long-lasting sting.

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Uploaded Mar 31, 2022. Captured Mar 31, 2022 12:32 in 212 Mossman Gorge Rd, Mossman Gorge QLD 4873, Australia.
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  • NIKON D7500
  • f/7.1
  • 1/500s
  • ISO7200
  • 70mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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