A portfolio of illustrations
of some plants known to be poisonous in S.E. Australia
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Plant Name |
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Euonymus europaeus CELASTRACEAE |
European Spindle Tree, Poison Wood These plants are dangerously poisonous because of their violently purgative action. All parts of the tree are considered to be poisonous. |
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Euonymus japonicus CELASTRACEAE |
Spindle Tree These plants are dangerously poisonous because of their violently purgative action. |
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Euonymus sp. CELASTRACEAE |
Spindle Tree These plants are dangerously poisonous because of their violently purgative action. Their history as poisonous plants dates back to Theophrastus, several centuries before Christ. |
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Euphorbia peplus EUPHORBIACEAE |
Petty Spurge These plants are dangerously poisonous. They are often found as weeds in gardens. |
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Euphorbia pulcherrima EUPHORBIACEAE |
Poinsettia This plant is dangerously poisonous. It is the emblem of Brisbane in Queensland. The leaves, sap and seeds are poisonous. |
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Gelsemium sempervirens LOGANIACEAE |
Carolina Jasmine ,Yellow Jasmine, Jessamine, False Jasmine This plant can prove fatally poisonous. It is poisonous in all its parts. |
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Gyromitra sp. HELVELLACEAE |
False Morel, Lorchel |
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*Information in the 'Notes' field is taken from:
Everist, Selwyn L. (1974). Poisonous Plants of Australia. Angus &
Robertson, Sydney, N.S.W.
Shepherd, R.C.H. (2004) Pretty but Poisonous. R.G. and F.J. Richardon,
Melbourne.
Wilson, S. (1997). Some Plants are Poisonous. Reed Books Australia, Kew,
Victoria.