Witchcraft Plant and Herb safety
🦋Research what plants you ingest and put into your teas. Some plants/herbs don't go together and become toxic
🦋Research what herbs you are turning to make sure it's not toxic [eg: poison ivy]
🦋Do not ingest any herbal remedies without consultation with your doctor and/or Herbalist
🦋Unless you are 100% certain what you have foraged is the correct plant put it back
🦋delightingintragedy's post on what oils to avoid while pregnant
Some toxic and poisonous plants
Abrus precatorius - Crab’s eye, Gidee gidee, Jequirity bean, Rosary bean
Aconitum species - Monkshood, Wolf’s bane
Asclepias curassavica - Red-headed cotton bush
Asclepias fruiticosa - Gomphocarpus fruiticosa, Swan plant
Asclepias physocarpa - Balloon cotton bush
Acokanthera species - Bushman’s poison
Atropa belladonna - Belladonna, Deadly nightshade
Brugmansia species - Angel’s trumpet
Casabella thevetia or Thevetia peruviana - Lucky nut, Yellow oleander
Cestrum diurnum - Day-blooming cestrum, Day jessamine
Cestrum nocturnum - Lady of the night, Night jessamine
Colchicum autumnale - Autumn crocus, Crocus, Meadow saffron
Conium maculatum - Hemlock
Consolida species - Larkspur
Convallaria majalis - Lily-of-the-valley
Corynocarpus laevigatus - New Zealand laurel, Karaka nut
Cycas species - Cycad, Zamia
Daphne species - Daphne, Garland flower, Lilac daphne, Mezereon, Rose daphne, Spurge laurel, Winter daphne
Datura species - Angel’s trumpet
Datura metel - Downy thorn apple, Horn of plenty
Datura stramonium - Common thorn apple, Jamestown weed, Jimson weed
Delphinium species - Delphinium
Dieffenbachia - Dumb cane
Digitalis species - Foxglove
Duranta erecta/Duranta repens - Golden dewdrop, Sky flower
Euphorbia species - Euphorbia, Spurge
Gloriosa superba - Climbing lily, Glory lily
Gomphocarpus fruiticosa - Asclepias fruiticosa, Swan plant
Gomphocarpus physocarpus - Asclepias physocarpa, Balloon cotton
Helleborus species - Christmas rose, Corsican Hellebore, Easter rose, Hellebore, Lenten rose
Hyoscyamus niger - Black henbane, Henbane
Jatropha multifida - Coral plant, Physic nut
Laburnum species - Golden chain tree, Golden rain, Laburnum, Scotch laburnum
Lantana camara - Lantana, Shrub verbena
Lepidozamia species - Cycad, Zamia
Lobelia species - Cardinal flower, Lobelia
Macrozamia species - Cycad, Zamia
Melia azedarach - Bead tree, Cape lilac, Chinaberry, Persian lilac, Rosary tree, White ceda
Nerium oleander - Oleander, Rose laurel
Oenanthe crocata - Water dropwort, Hemlock
Ornithogalum species - Common star of Bethlehem, Chincherinchee, Giant chincherinchee, Star of Bethlehem
Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa - Cooktown loquat, Finger cherry, Wannakai
Ricinis communis - Castor oil plant
Solanum dulcamara - Bittersweet, Climbing nightshade
Solanum nigrum - Black nightshade, Common nightshade
Solanum pseudocapsicum - Christmas cherry, Jerusalem cherry, Winter cherry
Stropanthus species - Corkscrew flower, Spider tresses, Stropanthus
Thevetia peruviana or Casabella thevetia - Lucky nut, Yellow oleander
Toxicodendron succedaneum - Rhus, Rhus tree, Wax tree, Poison sumac
Veratrum species - False hellebores
Golden dewdrop
Black bean tree
Poison ivy
Strychnine tree
Gympie gympie
Asparagus Fern (asparagus plumosus) (sprengeri)
Avocado (persea americana)
Blue Gum (eucalyptus globulus)
Buddist Pine (poddocarpus Macrophyllus)
Cacti :Bunny Ears (opuntia microdasy’s alkispina)
Column (cereus peruvianus)
Rat’s Tail (aporocactus flagelliformis)
Sunset (lokwia famatimensis)
Caladium (Angel’s Wings)
Century Plant
Crown of Thorns (euphorbia milii splendens)
Cyclamen
Dieffenbachia
Holly (ilex)
Ivy :Cape (tenecio macroglossus)
(hedera helix)
(senecio mikanioides)
Glacier (hedera helix glacier)
Gloire de Marengo (hedera canariensis)
Needlepoint (hedera helix sagittlae folica)
Jerusalem Cherry (solanum pseudocapsicum)
Mistletoe (phoradendron flavescens)
Philodendron :Arrowhead (syngonium podophyllum)
Black Gold ( ph. melanochryson)
Devil’s Ivy (Pothos) (scindapsus aureus)
Elephant’s Ear (philodendron hastatum)
Fiddle Leaf (ph. pandurae forme)
Green Gold (syngonium podophyllum)
Marble Queen (scindapsus aureus)
Ornamental Pepper (capsicum annuum)
Silver Vine (scindapsus pictus)
Split Leaf (monstera delicosa)
Sweetheart Vine (philodendron scandens)
Red (hemigraphis colorata)
Umbrella Plant (cyperus)
Azalea (azalea indica)Bleeding Heart (dicentra formosa)
Calla Lily (zantedeschia aethiopica)
Carnation (dianthus caryophyllus)
Castor-oil plant (ricinus communis)
Chinese or Japanese Lantern (physalis)
Chrysanthemum
Clematis
Crocus (colchicum autumnale)
Daffodil (narcissus)
DelphineumGladiola (bulb)
Hyacinthe (hyacinthus orientalis)
Iris
Jonquil (narcissus)Morning Glory (ipomaea tricolour)
Narcissus
Oleander (nerium oleander)
Pansy (seeds) (viola tricolour)
Peony (root) (paeonia officinalis)
Primrose (primula)
Sweet Pea (lathyrus odoratus)
Sweet William (dianthus barbatus)
Potato (green patches on tubers & above ground part)
Rhubarb leaves
Tomato greens
Black Locust (robinia pseudoacacia)
Buckthorn (rhamnus cathartica)Elderberry (not berries)
Horse Chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum)
Hydrangea
Laburnum (laburnum anagyroides)
Privet (ligustrum vulgare)
Virginia Creeper (ampelopis brevipedunculata)
More Links
Sources: Austin Health AU, Canadian Child Care Federation
🦋Poison info plants and mushrooms - Queensland
🦋Aggie Horticulture
🦋Guide to toxic plants - National Poisons Information Centre Ireland
🦋199 Poisonous Plants to Look Out For - ProFlowers
🦋Poisonous Plants: Poisons A to Z
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Hello! I love your visual novel already sm but I wanted to ask how your thought process worked? Did you think of the characters first and then the whole story/place or the other way around? And will the full game be free or not?
Hello! This is Amelia, the game's writer. I somewhat spoke about this in more depth in this post here, but Doris & I created the concept/setting first and then created the characters around that. I remember excitedly exchanging ideas with her, and she would create sketches of those ideas, and those would inspire new ideas… it was a very fun, collaborative back-and-forth.
Here's an excerpt from that post I wrote regarding the creation of the love interests:
I wanted four love interests who would be completely distinct and compelling but still reflect the themes of Breathless Winds. The game’s story is about change and nature, so we wanted our characters to have a relationship with each of these concepts.
I wanted to have a way to reflect ‘change’ and ‘nature’ in one - this led to me theming the love interests after the changing seasons. Although “the four seasons” is a very common theme, I thought that specifically the transition of seasons - Spring to Summer, Summer to Fall - would allow for more depth than “This person is serene but also cold, like Winter.”
The four love interests were initially distinguished around these themes (I also based them around the four humors to an extent, haha- I was really averse to having any of them overlap too much). Then, we decided things like their relation to the heroine, their role on the island, their backstory, etc.
However, I think that the story has shifted to better suit the characters as we've gone through development as well. The final routes look quite different from my original outlines in ways that I think are much better. Sometimes, I'll be writing and I'll think, "wouldn't it make more sense and be more interesting for Lantana to do this thing instead?", or so on, and then I'll try to adapt my original story structure around this emergent concept. Breathless Winds is a character-driven story, so our characters shape the plot quite a bit.
In terms of visual design, the character designs were mostly thought up by Doris, with some of my input. Doris wanted the designs to remain fairly simple while each having a unique 'appeal'. Gallardia is meant to be a big, cuddly lumberjack kind of guy while Rue is meant to evoke this idea of a gothy trans woman. Each of the love interests have some elements which reference characters or enemies from other fantasy games that were inspiring to us.
Although Poppy presents as a man through much of the game, we wanted her to still look like an otome or yuri heroine. Her hair style is meant to make her head shaped like an egg, which is the only egg-related joke we allowed ourselves.
I'm afraid that Breathless Winds will not be free on release, but we offer a free demo of the game's introduction as well as a free route preview demo-- now with scenes from all four routes! We'll also be offering a giveaway closer to launch, so please keep your eyes peeled! Thank you all for all of your support.
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✨cool bug facts's✨
The Artipus floridanus, or the little leaf weevil! (Also called the little leaf notcher.)
They look like ༼ ◕ ◕ ༽
The anatomy of these glaucous insects!!!
They are one of the few weevils classified as a citrus root weevil, alongside the Diaprepes root weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus), the blue-green citrus root weevil (Pachnaeus litus & Pachnaeus opalus), and the Fuller rose beetle (Asynonychus godmani).
The males grow between 5 to 7 millimeters long on average. The females can grow as long as 14 millimeters.
The larvae are around 9.5 millimeters long.
The males are smaller than the females, which is uncommon for beetles, but common for weevils and most other insects.
They are the only species in the genus Artipus found in the continental U.S., but they're limited to Florida.
They have longer and narrower elytra than other citrus weevil species.
While most citrus weevils have small hairs behind their eyes, the little leaf notcher does not.
They have purple splotches all throughout their body.
Diet.
They eat, somehow among other things, citruses, oranges, grapefruit, lime, peanut, avocado, mango, lima bean, Surinam cherry, and collards.
They eat the leaves off of citrus trees (Which can cause leaf injury). The males don't eat as much as females, and cause far less damage.
The larvae eat the roots of citrus trees, causing the trees to become predisposed to Phytophthora spp, which is a root rot pathogen, making the trees rot without any visible cause. This pathogen might also cause sudden death in trees.
Behavior.
The females lay around 1,220 eggs in their lifetime, and only lay them under dark or dim lighting conditions.
Similarly, they prefer to eat under darker lighting conditions.
The adults will only emerge April through July, and then take a break for a few months, emerging once again in October through November.
Habitat.
They live in Florida and the Caribbean area, particularly the Bahamas, and the American Virgin islands.
Their host plants are the lantana, sea grape, bottlebrush, rose, hibiscus, Australian pine, azalea, and sea oats.
The larvae build small chambers in their excrement where they pupate for 14 to 20 days.
The adults will only emerge depending on the temperature and precipitation. They usually prefer hotter temperatures and low precipitation.
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