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Extremely poisonous. Affects the heart, produces severe dt gestive upset and has caused death.
Poinsettia - Leaves - Fatal. One leaf can kill a child. Dieffenbachia - All parts - Intense Burning and irritation of the mouth and tongue. Death can occur if base of the tongue swells enough to block the air passage of the throat.
Rosary pea, Castor bean - Seeds - Fatal. A single rosary pea seed has caused death. One or two castor bean seeds are near the lethal dose for adults.
Mistletoe - Berries - Fatal, Both children and adults have died from eating the berries* | Flower Garden Plants Larkspur - Young plant, seeds - Digestive upset, nervous excitement, depression. May be fatal. I Monkshood - Fleshy roots - | Digestive upset, nervous exi citement.
Autumn crocus, Star^of-* | Bethlehem - Bulbs - Vomiting ; and nervous excitement.
L i 11 i e - of - the - Valley - | Leaves, flowers - Irregular ! heart beat and pulse, usually
j accompanied by digestive up; set and mental confusion. I Iris - Underground - Severe but not usually serious, digestive upset. ! Foxglove - Leaves - One of the sources of the dr up digitalis, used to stimulate the heart. In large amounts, the active principles cause daw gerously irregular heartbeat and pulse, usually digestive upset and mental confusion. May be fatal. Bleeding heart (Dutchman's breeches) - Foliage, roots - May be poisonous in large amounts. Has proved fatal to cattle.
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