The Gympie Gympie is one of the world's most dangerous and painful plants, known for its venomous stinging hairs that can cause agony lasting for months. Found in Australia’s rainforests ...

The Gympie Gympie stinging tree has needle-like trichomes which inject toxins. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!