Utah County boy recovering from reaction to toxic, invasive plant
AMERICAN FORK, Utah — Parents of a boy in American Fork are cautioning others when it comes to plants and removing them after their son received blisters and rashes from exposure to the sap from an invasive plant — myrtle spurge.
Bryce said they were working on a church project to eradicate the plant. Bryce and his wife Aubree believe their son touched the plant's sap and then touched his face. Bryce and Aubree’s son had blisters for roughly a day before they began to heal. Aubree was concerned about exposure to her son’s eye, since certain warnings indicate the sap can contribute to blindness.“Myrtle spurge is native to Southern Europe and Asia and is also commonly known as donkey tail or creeping spurge,” states an article from Utah State University Extension written in 2012. “It is grown ornamentally because of its attractive blue-green foliage and beautiful yellow spring flowers.
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