DESERT ROSE (ADENIUM OBESUM), CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, MARCH 16, 2010
Pentax *ist DS
Tamron SP AF 90mm f2.8 DI Macro
1/750 sec. f11
ISO 800
A visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden's tropical plant greenhouse yielded this shot of a gorgeous Desert Rose, a popular but surprisingly toxic house plant. In the wild, its poisonous sap is used by Tanzanian tribesmen to coat hunting arrow tips.
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