Poison kisses

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Poison kisses are purple flowers found in Westeros. They can cause rashes if they come into contact with skin.[1]

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A Game of Thrones

While the retinue of King Robert I Baratheon travels south through the Neck along the causeway, Arya Stark receives a rash from poison kisses after gathering flowers for her father, Lord Eddard Stark. Mycah tells her that mud will stop the itching.[1]

The Winds of Winter

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Poison kisses are spotted in the rainwood by Arianne Martell.[2]

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Then it turned out the purple flowers were called poison kisses, and Arya got a rash on her arms. Sansa would have thought that might have taught her a lesson, but Arya laughed about it, and the next day she rubbed mud all over her arms like some ignorant bog woman just because her friend Mycah told her it would stop the itching.[1]

—thoughts of Sansa Stark

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