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• Gelsemium
  ...ub]]s to straggling or twining climbers. Two species are native to [[North America]], and one to [[China]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. ...de Jussieu]] renamed the genus in 1789. ''Gelsemium'' is a Latinized form of the [[Italian language|Italian]] word for [[jasmine]], ''gelsomino''.
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• Cicuta
  ...y Apiaceae and may be confused with a number of other edible and poisonous plants. The common name hemlock may also be confused with poison hemlock (''[[Coni ...ncluding [[anticonvulsant]] drugs such as a [[benzodiazepine]]. High doses of anticonvulsant medicine are often required to halt seizure activity and fur
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• Oriental Staff Vine
  ...Bowden |title=Oriental and American Bittersweet Hybrids |journal=[[Journal of Heredity]] |volume=38 |number=4 |pages=125–128 |date=1947 |url=http://jhe ...sonous.<ref>Richard H. Uva, Joseph C. Neal and Joseph M. Ditomaso, ''Weeds of The Northeast'', (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997), Pp. 336–33
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• Solanum nigrum
  ...ghtshade''' or locally just '''"[[black nightshade]]"''', '''Duscle''', '''Garden Nightshade''', '''Hound's Berry''', '''Petty Morel''', '''Wonder Berry''', ...found in many wooded areas, as well as disturbed habitats. It has a height of 30–120&nbsp;cm (12-48"), leaves 4-7.5&nbsp;cm (1 1/2-3") long) and 2–5&
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• Actaea pachypoda
  ...owering plant]] in the family [[Ranunculaceae]], native to eastern [[North America]]. ...irst Nations]] peoples are reported to have drunk a tea made from the root of this plant after [[childbirth]].
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• Ageratina altissima
  ...atorium]]'' has undergone taxonomic revision by [[botanist]]s and a number of the species once included there have been moved to other genera. ...innaeus) R. M. King & H. Robinson var. altissima | work = [[Flora of North America]]}}</ref>
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• Apocynum cannabinum
  ...It is a [[poison]]ous plant; the name means "poisonous to dogs". All parts of the plant are poisonous and can cause cardiac arrest if ingested. The stems are reddish and contain a milky [[latex]] capable of causing skin blisters. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple broad lance
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• Agave
  |subdivision = see text. See also [[List of Agave species|full listing]]. {{For|the queen of Greek mythology|Agave (mythology)}}
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• List of poisonous plants
  ...list of [[plant]]s containing [[poison]]ous parts that pose a serious risk of [[disease|illness]], injury, or [[death]] to [[human]]s or [[animal]]s. == Poisonous food plants ==
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• Astragalus lentiginosus
  '''''Astragalus lentiginosus''''' is a species of [[Fabaceae|legume]] known by the [[common name]]s '''spotted locoweed'''<re ...ies of this species, and they vary in appearance. The flower and the fruit of a given individual are generally needed to identify it down to the variety.
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• Ageratum
  ...px?flora_id=1&taxon_id=100805 | title = Ageratum | work = [[Flora of North America]] }}</ref> to 60 tropical American [[herb]]s, annuals and perennials from t 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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• Lily of the Valley
  ...'''''Convallaria''''' in the flowering plant family [[Ruscaceae]] (or one of two, or three, if ''C. keiskei'' and ''C. transcaucasica'' are recognised a ...ts of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada'', New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York, pp. 839-40</ref>
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• Atropa belladonna
  ...ion = [[Botanical illustration|Illustration]] from ''[[Köhler's Medicinal Plants]]'' 1887 ...[[herbaceous plant]] in the family [[Solanaceae]], native to [[Europe]], [[North Africa]], and [[Western Asia]]. The foliage and [[Berry|berries]] are [[tox
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• Narcissus (plant)
  ...valence used by the American Daffodil Society.<ref name="ADS"/> The range of forms in cultivation has been heavily modified and extended, with new varia ...variations, he died of starvation and thirst from just sitting by the edge of the pool until he gave out, gazing at his reflection until he died. In bot
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• Sambucus nigra
  ...lora Europaea]]</ref> , northwest Africa southwest Asia, and western North America. ...nction from other species of ''Sambucus'' is needed. It grows in a variety of conditions including both wet and dry fertile soils, primarily in sunny loc
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• Stinging nettle
  ..., 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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• Robinia pseudoacacia
  ...tly used common name is '''False Acacia''', which is a literal translation of the [[specific epithet]]. It was introduced into Britain in 1636. ...ng or absent on adult crown shoots, up to 2&nbsp;cm long on vigorous young plants. The intensely fragrant [[flower]]s are white, borne in pendulous [[raceme]
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• Bamboo
  |diversity_link = Taxonomy of the Bambuseae See the full '''[[Taxonomy of the Bambuseae]]'''.}}
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• Wood
  ...es]] and other growing tissues, and has a support function, enabling woody plants to reach large sizes or to stand up for themselves. Wood may also refer to |journal=Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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• Robert Bosch GmbH
  ...[[automotive industry|automobile company]] in the world. The headquarters of Bosch is in Gerlingen, near [[Stuttgart]]. [[Franz Fehrenbach]] became [[C ...er=Bosch|title=Bosch facts and figures}}</ref> in fiscal 2006, an increase of 5.4% over the previous fiscal.
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