The poison in a Pyracantha is in such tiny amounts that being pricked by a thorn would not cause any problems.
The above may be true but I have found on several occasions when pruning our Pyracantha that the almost inevitable pricks by the amazingly sharp thorns will often leave me with a very sore and red finger or arm. This goes away after 2 or 3 days. This is possibly due to the minute amounts of cyanide in the plants.
It is believed to be, but more studies need to be done to fully confirm if it is or not.
The thorn pricked his finger. The catcalls were a thorn in his side.
Pyracantha berries are not poisonous. They are very bitter tasting but are edible when cooked. Pyracantha plants produce white flowers in late spring to early summer and red, orange or yellow berries in fall and winter.
Don't use bad language (if anyone can hear you). Do help it bleed if it penetrated the skin. There is nothing poisonous about it, but some individuals may have a reaction to any puncture. These thorns are straight and stiff, often hidden along the stems by leaves, and will easily penetrate cloth or even leather gloves. They do not cover the stems and are not hooked to grab you, like rose or blackberry thorns, so can be avoided when handling the plant. But any accidental movement, of you or a branch, can give you worse than a poke. Its name translates as Fire Thorn.
It is believed to be so, yes, according to a commonly-held belief. However, more studies need to be done to confirm if pyracantha or Firethorn is indeed poisonous to livestock or if it's merely a myth that has been passed down through the ages.
Okay. rinse it off, put a band-aid on, and suck it up!
Yes, this plant is poisonous if you get poked, see a doctor. Please read about it in the related link below.
Yes, it is poisonous. Please see the Related link below ("Crown of Thorns" is another name for the plant "Thorn of Christ").
Pyracantha is a shrubby evergreen plant that produces white flowers in early summer, followed in fall by usually orange or red-orange berries. It can produce some pretty fierce thorns, which is how it comes by its common name of "firethorn".
some times but hardly ever.
yes!
I also would like to know the answer. I picked a bouquet a week ago and got pricked, not realizing they had thorns. Made a pretty bouquet but fat finger that is very not now and still swollen after about 6 days.