Poisonous Plants And Fungi

Author : Nancy J. Turner
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 160469145X
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms written by Nancy J. Turner and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If people knew how many poisonous plants are commonly found in homes and gardens, they'd be shocked. Plants as common as monkshood, castorbean, and oleander are not just dangerous, they're deadly. The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms is a comprehensive, easy-to-use handbook. The book is split into four main categories: mushrooms, wild plants, ornamental and crop plants, and houseplants. Each plant entry includes a clear photograph to aid the task of identification, a description of the plant, notes on where they commonly occur, and a description of their toxic properties. Plants are listed by common name to assist the non-specialist.

Author : Ross McKenzie
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486313876
Total Pages : 977 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria written by Ross McKenzie and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria is the first full-colour, comprehensive guide to the major natural threats to health in Australia affecting domestic and native animals and humans. The overriding aim of the book is to prevent poisoning, as there are few effective treatments available, particularly in domestic animals. The species have been chosen because of their capacity to threaten life or damage important organs, their relative abundance or wide distribution in native and naturalised Australian flora, or because of their extensive cultivation as crops, pastures or in gardens. These include flowering plants, ferns and cone-bearing plants, macrofungi, ergot fungi and cyanobacteria. The plant species are grouped by life form such as herbs, grasses and sedges, shrubs, trees, and for flowering plants by flower type and colour for ease of identification. Species described have colour photographs, distribution maps and notes on confusing species, habitats, toxins, animals affected, conditions of poisoning, clinical signs and symptoms, post mortem changes, therapy, prevention and control. Symbols are used for quick reference to poisoning duration and available ways of managing poisoning. As further aids to understanding, poisoning hot-spots are highlighted and the book lists plants under the headings of animals affected and organs affected. A Digest gives brief details for all poisonous species in Australia. This book is written in a straightforward style making it accessible to a wide audience including farmers, veterinarians, agricultural advisors, gardeners, horticulturists, botanists and park rangers, medical practitioners and paramedics, teachers, parents and pet owners. First published in 2012 as a hardback and made available in eBook format in 2020.

Author : Pamela M. North
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poisonous Plants and Fungi in Colour written by Pamela M. North and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marion R. Cooper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poisonous Plants and Fungi written by Marion R. Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a version of Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man by Marion C.Cooper and Anthony W.Johnson, with a text written more for the layman. It gives a description of the plant, the poisonous substances it contains, symptoms of animal and human poisoning and recommendations for treatment. It would be of interest to farmers, doctors and vets.

Author : Pamela Mildred North
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poisonous Plants and Fungi in Colour written by Pamela Mildred North and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Bevan-Jones
Publisher : Windgather Press
ISBN 13 : 1909686220
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poisonous Plants written by Robert Bevan-Jones and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The botanical history of Britain and North West Europe has a dark and a light side. Plants have been used as weapons to harm people, taken deliberately as addictive drugs and also employed as tools in witchcraft and used as magical amulets. Yet many of these same plants have been medicinally vital to numerous European communities; as the author notes, frequently the only difference between a benevolent medicine and a poison is dosage. In this book, which is richly illustrated with modern colour photographs and illustrations from herbals, Robert Bevan-Jones brings together a wealth of documentary and archaeo-botanical sources to discuss the cultural, social (and anti-social) role of the fifty most significant species of poisonous plants and fungi found in Britain, either as natives or as introductions. An introductory essay puts into context the development of British society's knowledge of toxic plants: the 'cultural botany' applied in Britain today has evolved over thousands of years, absorbing information from European texts and importing useful plants from Europe, such as the mandrake. The book's central A to Z section - from aconite to yew - then informs the reader about the history and uses of 43 species of poisonous plants, especially those that have a documented history of medicinal usage. Four important fungi species - death cap, liberty cap, fly agaric and ergot - also have separate essays. As well as the plants' histories and appearance, their chemical constituents receive coverage; these give them powerful and diverse properties, which demand our admiration and respect. The book aims to add to the knowledge offered by field identification guides, and help reduce the risk associated with accidental ingestion. Case histories are given in as much detail as possible and the information will hopefully help the reader understand the properties of plants they may encounter, either in an archaeological, botanical or horticultural context. Most of these plants can yet be found growing in woodlands, parks, botanical gardens, roadsides, waterways, churchyards and abbey sites. This is an essential book not only for botanists and historical ecologists, but also for anyone interested in the toxic plant traditions of Britain and Europe.

Author : Elizabeth A. Dauncey
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691178763
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plants That Kill written by Elizabeth A. Dauncey and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This richly illustrated book provides an in-depth natural history of the most poisonous plants on earth, covering everything from the lethal effects of hemlock and deadly nightshade to the uses of such plants in medicine, ritual, and chemical warfare"--Dust jacket.

Author : Marion R. Cooper
Publisher : Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780117028616
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poisonous Plants & Fungi written by Marion R. Cooper and published by Stationery Office. This book was released on 2003 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a revised edition of the 1988 guide, now including over 300 plants and 100 fungi, and adopting the common name usage of wild plants from the book New Flora of the British Isles (1991). The purpose of this publication is to provide information on plants found in Britain that are known to have adverse effects on people or animals, either here or abroad. It is intended as a layman's guide, but is also a reference tool for doctors, veterinarians and farmers.

Author : John Merriam Kingsbury
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poisonous Plants of the United States and Canada written by John Merriam Kingsbury and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1964 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge of poisonous plants in the United States and Canada; Poisonous principles in plants; Algae; Fungi; Freshwates algae; Marine algae; Molds, molds, smuts, and rusts; Ergot; Lichens; Mushrooms or toadstools; Ferns; Horsetails; Gymnosperms; Angiosperms; Dicots; Monocots; Grass tetany (phytogenic hypomagnesemia).

Author : Marion R. Cooper
Publisher : Stationery Office Books (TSO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poisonous Plants and Fungi in Britain written by Marion R. Cooper and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 1998 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supersedes 1st edition which bore the title "Poisonous plants in Britain & their effects on animals and man" (1981, ISBN 0112425291). - No public library subsidy available on this item