Getting the Point
Sharp Points
Plant with Sharp Spines 
Cactus with Sharp Spines
Wild Mustang Grapes
Mesquite Bean PodsWhether you're are foraging for wild grapes, berries, or mesquite beans, it always best to remember that they're a lot of plants out there besides poison oak or poison ivy that can cause you a lot of grief. So whenever you're out and about or just checking the trail while on a short hike, you need to be constantly aware of your surroundings.
Note: The above pictures were taken on a relatively short hike I took while checking the trail through the woods the other day and are just a few of the pointy things I encountered.
Staying above the water line!
Riverwalker
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8 comments:
That first picture looks scary...what is that?
matthiasj
Kentucky Preppers Network
One of the many hazard's of desert living,everything has a thorn! Be sure to carry a fine tooth comb for the small spike's,tweezer's or plier for the big monster's.I've read,but never tried,for the really fine stuff,smear elmer's glue on and let dry,then peel off,thorn's and all....probably any hair too,but.
Dean in Az
That first picture... that's a Bois D'arc ("Osage Orange") sapling?
To: matthiasj
Bois D'arc (French for bow wood), extremely dense wood and resistant to rotting, burns really hot and was used for making bows and hedge rows and sometimes described as "horse high, bull strong and hog tight".
RW
To: Dean in AZ
Yep!
Lots of thorny things in the desert!
RW
To: willconsult4food
Very observant!
RW
Everything in the monte stabs, stings or bites - my gosh, Texas is fulla thorns! I like those Gen. Swardchkoff (sp?) fine tweezers - compact and go on a neck chain very easily.
To: anonymous 1:00
Best to just avoid the pain and misery by watching out for the thorny stuff but a good pair of tweezers wouldn't hurt to have handy!
RW
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