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  • ...d ink plant''' and '''chui xu shang lu''' (in [[Chinese medicine]]). Parts of this plant are highly [[toxic]] to [[livestock]] and humans, and it is cons ...hanges to a spreading, horizontal form later in the season with the weight of the berries. Plant dies back to roots each winter. Stem has chambered [[pi
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  • <!-- and oogles of others - search for the species names to get lists. --> ...h.jpg|thumb|right|Feral Chinaberry at [[Keokea, Maui|Keokea]], [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]]. Large trees like this can be profitably used for timber.]]
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  • ...urpurea''''', also known as ahuhu, {{okina}}auhola, or hola), is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[pea]] family, [[Fabaceae]], that has a pantrop ...diseases of liver, spleen, heart, blood, tumours, asthma etc. A decoction of the roots is given in dyspepsia, diarrhoea, rheumatism, asthma and urinary
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  • ...ataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=100805 | title = Ageratum | work = [[Flora of North America]] }}</ref> to 60 tropical American [[herb]]s, annuals and per They form tussocks or small hills. They grow to a height of 75&nbsp;cm. The opposite [[Leaf|leaves]] are cordate or oval, hairy or tome
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  • ...[[United States]] south to [[Paraguay]] and [[Peru]]; it also occurs in [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]], where it is considered possibly [[Indigenous (ecology)|i ...and [[hyoscyamine]] (an [[isomer]] of [[atropine]]).<ref> ''''Wildflowers of Tucson - Arizona Poisonous Tucson Plants''''[http://www.fireflyforest.co
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  • ..., northern [[Africa]], and [[North America]], and is the best-known member of the [[nettle]] genus ''[[Urtica]]''. ...e]], [[5-HT]] or [[serotonin]], and possibly [[formic acid]]. This mixture of chemical compounds cause a painful sting or [[paresthesia]] from which the
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  • {{About|the biology of coffee|the beverage|Coffee}} |image2_caption = Mature fruit of a ''Coffea'' species
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  • ...bia]], and has extensive applications for the indigenous [[First Nations]] of the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref name="Gymnosperm">Gymnosperm Database: [http ....<ref name="Gymnosperm"/><ref name="Farjon">Farjon, A. (2005). ''Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-06
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