Prickly plants with wicked thorns, spines, or serrated leaves can often serve as operative deterrents since any accidental ...

The common mechanical plant irritants include thorns, spines, glochids, trichomes, and sharp-edged leaves. Many chemical irritants have yet to be elucidated, but known culprits include calcium ...

Spinescence includes evolutionarily modified stems or leaves known as thorns or spines, respectively, or sharp extensions of the epidermis (i.e., the 'skin‘) known as prickles (Figure 3a ...

Dermatitis. 2009;20(2):63-78. Other plants known for their spines include Serenoa repens (family Arecaceae), a North American plant commonly known as saw palmetto (Figure 6). This palm gets its ...