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Umbrella

A large plant with a height of more than one and a half (sometimes up to four) meters with huge dissected leaves reaching a length of up to one and a half to two meters was first described by botanists back in 1944 in the vicinity of Nalchik. It was found mainly in the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, and the middle East.

In the Soviet Union, borscht was cultivated, it was believed that this stuff can be perfectly fed to cows. It was sown along roads as an ornamental plant. However, the animals were reluctant to eat it. It was toxic in itself. From contact with the plant, blisters appear on the body, and this can happen after a few hours, or even after a few days. Photochemical reaction (on UV).

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Uploaded on October 17, 2020
Taken on October 17, 2020