plant that glows orange when cut

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by rolmstead3, May 11, 2012.

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    my wife pulled up some plant today and noticed that at night the sap type stuff glows orange i am try to figure out what this is and is it safe
     
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    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Interesting! Can you put some picture of this plant or at least describe how does it look?
     
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    Thanks Andrey for your link.
    I thought that was really interesting that
    quote..."A drop of swallowwort's sap on the skin can be detected under UV, even if after washing several times nothing is seen any more under daylight "
     

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