poisonous plants

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celticeagle @celticeagle (189944) • Boise, Idaho 18 Oct

Many of us know of such infamous and poisonous plants as the Castor Bean (Recinos communis), the Poisonous Hemlock (Conium maculatum), Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and the Opium Poppy (Papaver semniferum). But the one...

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Poisonous Plants Headed North

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222726) • United States 11 Jul 19

Florida's not the only place that has nasty things living and growing! Poisonous hemlock and wild parsnips are creeping north. They are already in southern Ohio; so that gives you an idea of how far north they've come. They are...

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Is the Angels Trumpet a dangerous plant?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 31 Aug 16

A member, Betty Belekis (@BettyB) posted a beautiful photo of the flower on her angel's trumpet. The Latin name for this plant is Brugmansia and there are seven species. These woody trees or shrubs have attractive, pendulous...

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I went on a nature walk through my yard with a video camera today.

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 31 Oct 11

I'm working on a bunch of videos on the life cycles of different weeds and this is a great month to do it, since this is when the plants usually bear their fruits or disperse their seeds. I wanted to make videos to use with my...

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Dog Owners Beware - Poisonous Plants

Oleander...is it really poisonous?

applsofgld @applsofgld (2506) • United States 31 Mar 07

I love Oleander, it looks so tropical and beautiful. I wanted to put some in my yard, but someone told me that it was very poisonous for animals to be around. We have cows and also pets that roam our yard.

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