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• Sugar Pine
  ...''; family Pinaceae) is a species of [[pine]] that occurs in the mountains of Oregon and California in the western United States, and Baja California in ...t) tall, exceptionally up to 81 m (265 ft) tall, and with a trunk diameter of 1.5-2.5 m (5-8 ft), exceptionally 3.5 m (11 ft).
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• Eranthis
  '''''Eranthis''''' ('''Winter aconite''') is a [[genus]] of eight [[species]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Ranunculaceae]] ( [[Image:Eranthis hyemalis.jpg|left|thumb|Foliage at the end of flowering]]
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• Abrus precatorius
  ...ant is native to [[Indonesia]] and grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the world where it has been introduced. It has a tendency to become [[weed ...ter than the fatal dose of abrin. Abrin can kill with a circulating amount of less than 3 μg ([[microgram]]s).
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• Cicuta virosa
  ...ps]] or carrots. The plant may be mistaken for parsnip due to its clusters of white tuberous [[root]]s. ...certainly the Greek [[philosopher]] [[Socrates]] drank a cup of some kind of hemlock infusion at his execution in [[399 BC]]. ''Cicuta virosa'' is howev
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• Solanum carolinense
  ...y [[Philip Miller]] is actually the ''[[Solanum houstonii|S. houstonii]]'' of Martyn.'' ...ed States]] that has [[Invasive species|spread widely]] throughout [[North America]]. This plant has hard spines along the stems that can penetrate the skin a
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• Lathyrus japonicus
  ...coastal areas of [[Asia]], [[Europe]], [[North America|North]] and [[South America]]. ...al and paler purple wing and keel petals; they are produced in [[raceme]]s of 2-7 together.
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• Cicuta
  ...to other members in the family Apiaceae and may be confused with a number of other edible and poisonous plants. The common name hemlock may also be conf ...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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• Arisaema triphyllum
  ...ned in a spadix that is covered by a hood. It is native to eastern [[North America]], occurring in moist woodlands and thickets from [[Nova Scotia]] west to [ ...d covers over and contain a [[spadix]] ("Jack"), covered with tiny flowers of both sexes. The flowers are unisexual, in small plants most if not all the
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• Solanum nigrum
  ...sp&name=Solanum~nigrum ''Solanum nigrum'' plant profile, ''New South Wales Flora Online'']</ref> ...], and can be [[fatal]]. Death can result from the ingestion of high doses of plant parts, causing [[cardiac arrhythmia]]s and [[respiratory failure]].
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• Manchineel
  ...', "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 [
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• Solanum dulcamara
  ...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
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• Adonis aestivalis
  ...e but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern parts of the United States. ...Bailey|Bailey, L. H.]] | title=[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9550 Manual of Gardening (Second Edition).] | year=[[2005]] | publisher=[[Project Gutenber
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• Phytolacca americana
  ...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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• Asclepias verticillata
  ...http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/whorledmilk.html Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas]</ref> by Native American tribes. ...ve range includes most of eastern North America and parts of western North America.<ref name="plants"/>
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• Amianthium
  ...e scientific name was given to it by Thomas Walter when he published his ''Flora Caroliniana'' in 1788. ...name="fna"/><ref>Appalachian Wildflowers by Thomas E. Hemmerly. University of Georgia Press, ISBN 0-8203-2181-8</ref>
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• Corydalis aurea
  ...Corydalis''') is a [[annual plant#Winter|winter annual]] native to [[North America]]. ...are yellow, 1 cm long, with a [[spur (botany)|spur]], borne in [[raceme]]s of up to 30 flowers, each on a short [[Pedicel (botany)|stem]].
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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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• Cestrum aurantiacum
  ..., is an [[invasive species]] native to [[North America|North]] and [[South America]]. This plant is used as an [[ornamental plant]], and it is a [[poisonous p [[Category:Flora of North America]]
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