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The Gympie-Gympie is a species of Australian stinging tree that can grow to 4-5 metres, but is most often found as a smaller shrub around 0.1-1 metre tall.
The 'suicide plant' is most commonly found in Gympie in southern Queensland to Cape York Peninsula, but can also be grown in northern NSW.
The plants tend to grow in sunny areas protected from the wind, along the edges of streams, walking tracks and roadways through the forest.
How is it different to other Australian stinging trees?
There are four common species of Australian stinging tree, two being large rainforest trees that can grow up to 35m, the others small shrub-like bushes
The smaller of the species have a more painful poison, and are responsible for the most stings due to their
