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...supplement]] used primarily as a [[mucolytic agent]] and in the management of [[paracetamol]] (acetaminophen) [[overdose]]. Other uses include sulfate re * '''Flumil''' (Pharmazam, Spain).

...', "little apple of death". This refers to the fact that manchineel is one of the most poisonous trees in the world. ...p to 15 [[meters]] high with a greyish bark, shiny green leaves and spikes of small greenish flowers. Its fruits, which are similar in appearance to an [

...at Lakes]] region and was first spotted in 1843<ref>{{cite web |title=List of invasive species in the Great Lakes Great Lakes United / Union Saint-Lauren ...shaped, and often lobed at the base. The [[flower]]s are in loose clusters of 3–20, (1–1.5&nbsp;cm) across, star-shaped, with five purple petals and

[[Image:Illustration Helleborus niger0.jpg|thumb|19th century illustration of ''Helleborus niger'']] [[Image:Helleborus foetidus0.jpg|thumb|right|The small green flowers of ''H. foetidus'' often have a purple edge to each 'petal']]

...] and southwest [[Asia]].<ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref> It is the tree orig ...th the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flat rows either side of the stem, except on erect leading shoots where the spiral arrangement is mo

...ermplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=1998-03-09 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref> ...m the old Latin name for the flower. Oleander is one of the most poisonous of commonly grown garden plants, and can be very toxic if ingested in sufficie

...'''''Convallaria''''' in the flowering plant family [[Ruscaceae]] (or one of two, or three, if ''C. keiskei'' and ''C. transcaucasica'' are recognised a ...eason, Henry A. and Cronquist, Arthur, (1991), ''Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada'', New York Botanical Garden

The '''Gifboom''', i.e. 'poison tree', (''Euphorbia virosa'') is a [[plant]] of the spurge family [[Euphorbiaceae]]. It has a short main stem, usually twis ...substance is very [[poison]]ous and is used by [[Bushmen]] to dip the tips of their hunting arrows. Contact with it causes skin irritation, and if the ey

...ospital (''nosos'' = [[disease]], ''komeo'' = to take care of). This type of infection is also known as a '''hospital-acquired infection''' (or, in gene ...] and infections of the [[urinary tract]], [[bloodstream]] and other parts of the body. Many types are difficult to attack with antibiotics, and [[antibi

...ropagation|propagation]], the combustible material present, and the effect of weather on the fire.<ref name=UToronto /> ...cial effects on wilderness areas. Some plant species depend on the effects of fire for growth and reproduction,<ref name=NOVA /> although large wildfires

| image_alt = A short green plant with many elliptical shaped leaves of arcuate venation ...[cloud forest]] in the isolated [[Sierra Madre de Oaxaca|Sierra Mazateca]] of [[Oaxaca]], Mexico, growing in shady and moist locations.<ref name=Reisfiel