A portfolio of illustrations

of some plants known to be poisonous in S.E. Australia

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Plant Name	Notes*	Thumbnail Click for web view	High resolution PDF A4 page for printing
Lantana sp. VERBENACEAE.	Lantana These plants are dangerously poisonous. The fruits are particularly poisonous when green..		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Lathyrus odoratus FABACEAE	Sweet Pea All parts of this plant should be regarded as poisonous. It is cultivated for its deliciously sweet fragrant flowers.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Ligustrum sinense OLEACEAE	Chinese Privet, Small-leaf Privet The leaves and fruits are both poisonous.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Lobelia cardinalis LOBELIACEAE	Cardinal Flower All parts of the plant are considered potentially poisonous, particularly the leaves and young shoots..		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Lonicera sp. CAPRIFOLIACEAE	English Honeysuckle, Woodbine Although the leaves of some species are toxic, it is only the seeds or berries that are potentially dangerous. Most of the flowers are exquisitely perfumed.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Lonicera tatarica CAPRIFOLIACEAE	It is wise to treat the berries of this plant as potentially toxic.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Lycopersicon esculentum SOLANACEAE	Tomato, Love Apple, Cancer Apple Leaves of this plant can prove toxic. Infants should be denied access to the green fruits and the plants, and adults should avoid eating immature fruits as these contain chemicals that often cause allergy.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page

*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.