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Dangerous/poisonous plants in Hawthorne Park, Surrey BC
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Red Elderberries
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Many parts of the red elderberry are poisonous when eaten. The wood, bark, leaves, the raw flowers, and the fruit contain cyanogenic glycosides that should not be eaten. A common symptom after eating a red elderberry is at abdominal aching. It is said that when cooked- it is safe to eat. '''

Meadow or Tall Buttercups-
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Can cause intense pain and burning of mucous membranes. Can also cause blisters on sensitive skin that are difficult to heal. Touching poisonous buttercup might also increase the risk of sunburn. Fresh buttercups blister the mouths of grazing animals and can cause salivation, pains, diarrhea, slow heartbeat, muscle spasms, blindness and rarely death. Meadow buttercups also have a narcotic effect on cattle and give a bitter taste to their milk. Human poisoning from buttercups is very rare. In the past, meadow buttercups were used as medicine, but caused blisters, pimples, and plague sores. Meadow or Tall buttercups are very common at Hawthorne Park.

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Stinging Nettle-
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Although Stinging Nettle is used to treat painful muscles and joints, touching this plant could cause itching and burning to the skin or can cause irritation to the skin. Stinging Nettle can also cause low blood pressure, higher or lower blood sugar levels, and digestive discomfort. The fine hairs on the leaves and stems contain irritating chemicals that are released when the plant comes in contact with the skin. The spines on the plant are very painful to touch.

Trees at Hawthorne Park
There are a few common trees that grow at Hawthorne Park which are:

Paper Birch
The Paper Birch is a small to medium sized deciduous tree. Paper Birch trees reach the height of 30 meters tall. The bark peels in papery strips, white to copper-brown, is smooth, and marked with brown horizontal lines. The leaves are an oval, rounded shape and is sharp-pointed. They are about 10 cm long, sometimes they are very shallowly lobed, dull green above, or paler and hairy below.

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