/oss/taxonomy/term/2868/all en /oss/article/did-you-know-health-and-nutrition/what-you-need-know-about-poinsettias-and-poison <p><span>If you have avoided having poinsettias in your home because of small children or animals, you’re not alone. But despite the commonly held belief that poinsettias are toxic, they aren’t. This myth seems to </span><a href="https://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/poinsettia.asp">have originated in 1919 </a><span>with a misattributed poisoning of a child and perhaps persisted because </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbiaceae">several members of the same family</a><span> as the flower are quite toxic. </span></p> Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:48:18 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6840 at /oss