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FLOWER GARDEN PLANTS
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PLANTS
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TOXIC PART
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Larkspur
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Young plant, seeds
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Digestive upset, nervous
excitement, depression. May be fatal.
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Monkshood
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Fleshy roots
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Digestive upset and
nervous excitement.
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Autumn Crocus, Star of
Bethlehem
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Bulbs
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Vomiting and nervous
excitement.
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Lily-of-the-Valley
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Leaves, flowers
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Irregular heart beat and
pulse, usually accompanied by digestive upset and mental confusion. ;
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Iris
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Underground stems
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Severe-but not usually
serious-digestive upset.
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Foxglove ;
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Leaves
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Large amounts cause
dangerously irregular heartbeat and pulse, usually digestive upset and
mental confusion. May be fatal.
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Bleeding Heart
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Foliage, roots
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May be poisonous in large
amounts. Has proved fatal to cattle.
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VEGETABLE GARDEN |
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Rhubarb
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Leaf blade
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Fatal. Large amounts of
raw or cooked leaves can cause convulsions, coma, followed rapidly by
death.
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ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
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Daphne
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Berries
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Fatal. A few berries can
kill a child.
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Wisteria
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Seeds, pods
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Mild to severe digestive
upset. Many children are poisoned by this plant.
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Golden Chain
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Bean-like capsules in
which the seeds are suspended
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Severe poisoning.
Excitement, staggering, convulsions and coma. May be fatal.
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Laurels, Rhododendrons,
Azaleas
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All parts
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Fatal. Produces nausea and
vomiting, depression, , difficult breathing, prostration and coma.
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Jasmine
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Berries
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Fatal. Digestive
disturbance and nervous symptoms.
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Lantana Camara. (Red Sage)
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Green berries
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Fatal. Affects lungs,
kidneys, heart and nervous system. Grows in the southern U.S. And in
moderate climates,
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Yew
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Berries, foliage
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Fatal. Foliage more toxic
than berries. Death is i usually sudden without warning symptoms.
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TREES AND SHRUBS
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Wild and cultivated
cherries
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Twigs, foliage
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Fatal. Contains a compound
that releases cyanide when eaten. Gasping, excitement and prostration are
common symptoms.
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Oaks
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Foliage, acorns
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Affects kidneys gradually.
Symptoms appear only after several days or weeks. Takes a large amount for
poisoning-
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Elderberry
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All parts, especially
roots
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Children have been
poisoned by using pieces of the pithy stems for blowguns. Nausea and
digestive upset.
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Black Locust
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Bark, sprouts, foliage
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Children have suffered
nausea, weakness and depression after chewing the bark and seeds.
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PLANTS IN WOODED AREAS
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit
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All parts, especially
roots
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Like Dumb Cane, contains
small needle-like crystals of calcium oxalate that cause intense
irritation and burning of the mouth and tongue.
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Moonseed
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Berries
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Blue, purple color,
resembling wild grapes. May be fatal.
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Mayapple
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Apple, foliage, roots
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Contains at least 16
active toxic principles, primarily in the roots. Children often eat the
apple with no ill effects, but several apples may cause diarrhea.
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Mistletoe
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Berries
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Fatal. Both children and
adults have died from eating the berries.
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PLANTS IN SWAMP OR MOIST
AREAS
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Water Hemlock
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All parts
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Fatal. Violent and painful
convulsions. A number or people have died from hemlock.
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PLANTS IN FIELDS
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Buttercups
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All parts
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Irritant juices may
severely injure the digestive system.
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Nightshade
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All parts, especially the
un-ripened berry
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Fatal, Intense digestive
disturbance and nervous symptoms.
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Poison Hemlock
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All parts
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Fatal. Resembles a large
wild carrot.
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Jimson Weed (Thorn Apple)
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All parts
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Abnormal thirst, distorted
sight, delirium, incoherence and coma. Common cause of poisoning. Has
proved fatal.
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