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• Oriental Staff Vine
  ...pindly, and have silver to reddish brown bark. They are generally between 1 and 4 cm in diameter. When Oriental staff vine grows by itself, it forms t ...n.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3159/09-RA-040.1?journalCode=tbot | title = Relative allelopathic potential of invasive plan
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• Aconitum
  ...le=The flip side of Ayurveda|journal=Journal of postgraduate medicine|date=1 October 1993|volume=39|issue=4|pages=179–82|pmid=0007996491}}</ref> Acon ...onite were used until just after the middle of the 20th century, but it is no longer employed as it has been replaced by safer and more effective drugs a
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• Taxus canadensis
  ...e [[leaf|leaves]] are lanceolate, flat, dark green, 1-2.5&nbsp;cm long and 1.5&nbsp;mm broad, arranged in two flat rows either side of the. [[no:Canadisk barlind]]
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• Solanum dulcamara
  ...' |publisher=[[International Plant Names Index|IPNI]] |accessdate=December 1, 2009}}</ref> ...and style pointing forward. The [[fruit]] is an ovoid red [[berry]] about 1&nbsp;cm long, soft and juicy, but edible for [[bird]]s, which disperse the
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• Juniperus sabina
  ...name=adams>Adams, R. P. (2004). ''Junipers of the World''. Trafford. ISBN 1-4120-4250-X</ref> ...5-9&nbsp;mm in diameter, blue-black with a whitish waxy bloom, and contain 1-3 (rarely 4 or 5) [[seed]]s; they are mature in about 18 months. The male c
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• Phytolacca americana
  ...te number of rootlets. Transversely cut root slices show concentric rings. No nitrogen fixation ability.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.pfaf.org/dat *Vitamins - A: 62mg; Thiamine (B₁): 0.95mg; Riboflavin (B₂): 3.93mg; Niacin: 14.3mg; B<sub>6
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• Digitalis purpurea
  The flowering stem develops in the second year, typically 1 to 2 m tall, sometimes larger. The [[flower]]s are arranged in a showy, ter ...t)|capsule]] which splits open at maturity to release the numerous tiny (0.1-0.2 mm) [[seed]]s.
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• Euphorbia lathyris
  ...veins. The [[flower]]s are green to yellow-green, 4&nbsp;mm diameter, with no petals. The [[seed]]s are green ripening brown or grey, produced in globula ...ch-results.asp?qt=euphorbia+lathyris&submitsearch=Search&go=1&a=-1&archive=1&size=0xFF Alamy]</ref>
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• Daphne laureola
  ''D. laureola'' reaches a height between 0.5-1.5 meters. The habit of this shrub can be upright or decumbent (arched at th ...leaves are oblanceolate to [[obovate]]-oblanceolate, 2-13&nbsp;cm long and 1-3&nbsp;cm wide. They are [[glabrous]] (smooth), dark green and glossy on th
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• Euphorbiaceae
  ...t sexuality|dioecious]]. The [[stamen]]s (the male organs) can number from 1 to 10 (or even more). The female flowers are hypogynous, that is, with a su ...of the Euphorbia genus", ''Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz'', Vol. 97, No. 4, 2002, pp. 541-546. Retrieved through Bioline International (keywords: h
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• Chelidonium
  The flowers consist of four yellow [[petal]]s, each about 1&nbsp;cm long, with two [[sepal]]s. A double-flowered variety occurs natural ...DR for Herbal Medicines |publisher=Thomson PDR |location= |year=2000 |isbn=1-56363-361-2}}</ref> The main alkaloid present in the [[herb]] and [[root]]
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• Taxus baccata
  ...stem. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[lanceolate]], flat, dark green, {{convert|1|-|4|cm}} long and {{convert|2|-|3|mm}} broad, arranged spirally on the stem ...e].</ref><ref name=kinmonth>Kinmonth, F. (2006). Ageing the yew - no core, no curve? ''International Dendrology Society Yearbook'' 2005: 41-46.</ref> Eve
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• Nerium oleander
  ...en, narrow lanceolate, {{convert|5|-|21|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|1|-|3.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} broad, and with an entire margin. The [[flower]]s gro ...istinct species ''N. odorum'', but the character is not constant and it is no longer regarded as a separate taxon.
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• Lily of the Valley
  ...'' var. ''montana'').<ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102225 Flora of North America : ''Convallaria majalis'']</ref> ...laria keiskei'' Miq. (Convallariaceae), ''Plant Species Biology'', Vol 21, No 2, August 2006, pp. 119–126(8), Blackwell Publishing</ref>
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• Lupin poisoning
  # Boiling the beans with salt for two hours until the bean is no longer crunchy. ...crops in many parts of the world and are toxic even when cooked. There are no known methods of preventing these toxicities other than avoiding consumptio
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• Castor oil plant
  [[File:Ricinus March 2010-1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Female (top) and male flowers]] ...nbsp;17</ref> <!-- not sure what the following sentence meant, as there is no "white" variety or cultivar: Of the red and white variety, the red is seen
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• White Bryony
  ...tely lobed leaves.<ref name="Noxious Weed Control Board"/> The fruit is a 1.5&nbsp;cm berry which blackens as it ripens, and seeds of which are dissemi There is currently no known biological control for bryony , although it may be used as a food pla
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• Atropa belladonna
  ...]], which are green ripening to a shiny black, and approximately {{convert|1|cm|in}} in diameter. The berries are sweet and are consumed by animals that ...f|format=PDF|journal=Bulgarian Journal of Plant Physiology|volume=23|issue=1-2|pages=61–66|year=1997|accessdate=2008-07-08}}</ref> The seedlings need
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• Narcissus (plant)
  ..."Pupils ill after bulb put in soup">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/8031344.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pupils ill after bul On 1 May 2009 a number of school children fell ill at Gorseland Primary School i
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• List of psychedelic plants
  ...nique in that it contains a psychedelic substance, [[THC]], which contains no nitrogen and is not an [[indole]], [[phenethylamine]], [[anticholinergic]] </li><ul><li><li>''[[Acacia acuminata]]'', Up to 1.5% alkaloids, mainly consisting of [[tryptamine]] in leaf<ref>{{cite web
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