Guide to Poisonous Plants

Sources Medically Reviewed on 08/31/2020 Reviewed by Debra Jaliman, MD on August 31, 2020
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SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic: “Poison Plants: Poison Ivy, Poison Oak & Poison Sumac.”
Mayo Clinic Expert Answers: “Are poinsettia plants poisonous?”
National Capital Poison Center: “If You Suspect A Poisoning...Act Fast!” “Foxglove: Toxic to the Heart,” “Azaleas and Rhododendrons.”
Ohio State University Extension: “Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum).”
United States Department of Agriculture: “Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum).”
University of Illinois Extension: “Plants That Cause Skin Irritation.”
Weed Society of America: “Mistletoe,” “Oleander,” “Jimsonweed, thornapple, datura,” “Bitter nightshade.”
University of Queensland: “Native stinging tree toxins match the pain of spiders and cone snails.”
Reviewed by Debra Jaliman, MD on August 31, 2020
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