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• Hellebore
  [[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']]
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• Chelidonium
  ...]], the only species in the genus '''''Chelidonium'''''. It is native to [[Europe]] and western [[Asia]] and [[introduced species|introduced]] widely in [[No ...te spring to summer in [[umbel]]liform [[inflorescence#Determinate|cyme]]s of about 4 flowers.
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• Digitalis
  ...id = 11222255 | issue = 2 | jstor = 2657024 | publisher = American Journal of Botany, Vol. 88, No. 2}}</ref> ...These range in color from various purple [[tint]]s through various shades of light gray, and to purely white. The flowers can also possess various marks
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• Conium
  [[Image:Koeh-191.jpg|thumb|right|200px|19th century illustration of ''Conium maculatum'']] {{Redirect3|Poison hemlock|For other uses of "hemlock", see [[Hemlock]]}}
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• Ageratum houstonianum
  ...ay flowers are threadlike, leading to the common name.<ref>New South Wales Flora Online, ''Ageratum houstonianum'' [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bi ...a_id=1&taxon_id=200023022 | title = Ageratum houstonianum | work = [[Flora of North America]] }}</ref><ref>Species profile [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.go
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• Privet
  ...[Europe]], north [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Australasia]], with the centre of diversity in [[China]], the [[Himalayas]], [[Japan]] and [[Taiwan]]. The ge ...he fruits, borne in clusters, are small purple to black drupes. The fruits of some species are mildly [[poisonous]] to humans.<ref>Plants for a Future, h
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• Taxus baccata
  ...[[Asia]].<ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref> It is the tree originally known as ''' ...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
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• Prunus laurocerasus
  .... ''Manual of cultivated trees and shrubs hardy in North America exclusive of the subtropical and warmer temperate regions''. Macmillan publishing Co., I ...ns bordering the [[Black Sea]] in southwestern [[Asia]] and southeastern [[Europe]], from [[Albania]] and [[Bulgaria]] east through [[Turkey]] to the [[Cauca
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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 ...eason, Henry A. and Cronquist, Arthur, (1991), ''Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada'', New York Botanical Garden
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• Bloodroot
  ...in the family [[Papaveraceae]] and most closely related to ''[[Eomecon]]'' of eastern Asia. ...zome]], that grows shallowly under or at the soil surface. Over many years of growth, the branching rhizome can grow into a large colony. Plants start to
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• Kalmia latifolia
  ...]] of [[Connecticut]] and [[Pennsylvania]]. It is the namesake of the city of [[Laurel, Mississippi]] (founded 1882). ...of pink, near red and maroon pigment. It blooms in May and June. All parts of the plant are [[poison]]ous. [[Root]]s are [[Fiber|fibrous]] and matted.<r
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• Atropa belladonna
  ...perennial]] [[herbaceous plant]] in the family [[Solanaceae]], native to [[Europe]], [[North Africa]], and [[Western Asia]]. The foliage and [[Berry|berries] ...me|ancient Romans]], including the wives of two Emperors, and by [[Macbeth of Scotland]] before he became a Scottish King.
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• Poison ivy
  ...name="feis"/> The plant is extremely common in suburban and exurban areas of New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and southeastern United States. Similar spec ...not grow in [[desert]] or [[arid]] conditions. It grows in a wide variety of [[soil]] types, and [[soil pH]] from 6.0 (acidic) to 7.9 (moderately alkali
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• Sambucus nigra
  ...mbucus&SPECIES_XREF=nigra&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= ''Sambucus nigra''] at [[Flora Europaea]]</ref> , northwest Africa southwest Asia, and western North Ameri ...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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• Bryonia dioica
  ...]] indigenous to Central and Southern Europe. It is a [[flowering plant]] of the genus ''Bryonia'' with five-pointed leaves and blue or white flowers. ...n produces [[inflammation]] with a [[rash]] or [[ulcers]], and consumption of this juice causes intense [[gastrointestinal]] irritation including [[nause
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• Aristolochia clematitis
  ...[herbaceous]] plant in the [[Aristolochiaceae]] family, which is native to Europe. The leaves are heart shaped and the flowers are pale yellow and tubular in ...ty in Belgium used Aristolochiaceae as a diuretic, after a few months some of the subjects suffered from kidney carcinoma and kidney failure.
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• Lubricant
  ...also have the function of dissolving or transporting foreign particles and of distributing heat. One of the single largest applications for lubricants, in the form of [[motor oil]], is protecting the [[internal combustion engine]]s in motor v
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• Thuja plicata
  ...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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• Bamboo
  |diversity_link = Taxonomy of the Bambuseae See the full '''[[Taxonomy of the Bambuseae]]'''.}}
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