Plants and War

Plants of the Sixties practiced non-violence.

Happy February, phytophreaks.*  It’s time to start thinking about a post for the monthly Berry Go Round, a blog carnival for plant lovers.  Host Garry Rogers has chosen a thought-provoking theme highlighting the sordid side of plants -- "Botanical Warfare." Plants mooch, defend, invade, injure, prey, poison and more.  This is fertile literary ground, so let your thoughts run grow wild!
*phyto - combining form, indicating a plant or vegetationSend your posts to the carnival via an online submission form or a tweet, as explained here.  And do be safe in your botanical adventures!  Some unexpected phyto-danger may be lurking around the next bend ...