Also refers to the
plant which bears this seed. This plant is a rather large
shrub, with branches that are fleshy when young, but become woody later, and huge
palmate leaves. This plant is a fast grower; in some cases it grows wild in
riparian areas where it doesnt belong. It bears interesting seeds which are quite
toxic (and apparently used to produce
castor oil which was once used in
medicine). This plant is extremely deadly and shouldn't be planted near where children play. It has even been known to cause skin
allergies upon contact, much as
poison oak does. In general, i dont really recommend it as a landscape plant at all because there are much better similar shrubs which are just as hardy but nicer and non-toxic.