RE: Don't forget about those poisonous plants
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- Subject: RE: Don't forget about those poisonous plants
- From: D*
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 10:43:24 -0500
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mclainakag@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Don't forget about those poisonous plants
>
>
> In a message dated 11/30/00 2:50:24 AM Central Standard Time,
> llmen@execpc.com writes:
>
> << Christmas poinsettia as a link to poisonous plants when, in fact,
> this plant is not poisonous, thus perpetuating an Old Wives Tale. >>
>
>
> Don: Isn't it that a poinsettia is simply an irritant to the skin
> - not the
> exterior of the plant but the milky white sap on the interior.
>
> Kemberly McLain
> Katy, Texas Zone 9
Just the picture in the wrong place definitely irritated Don's
sensibilities. ;-)
Here's a list of plants (including some perennials) that might cause
trouble:
http://wellness.ucdavis.edu/safety_info/poison_prevention/take_care_with_pla
nts/toxicity_of_plants.html
Alternate pathway, if that link is too long:
http://wellness.ucdavis.edu/safety_info/index.html
Select 'Take care with plants' under 'Poison Prevention'
Then select 'The Toxicity of Plants with Plant List'
A different list, sorted by scientific name:
http://squid2.laughingsquid.net/hosts/herbweb.com/herbage/I16795.htm
Dryopteris filix-mas was on neither of these lists, and Amaryllis belladona
was listed as non-toxic. Columbine, pictured on a different page, was
potenially poisonous but ingestion of small amounts would not be expected to
cause problems, according to UCDavis.
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsett@blueriver.net
A root is a flower that disdains fame.
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