Poisonous Plants in the Landscape Ebook
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Description : While most of us are familiaras Poison Ivy or Poison Oak, wethat to recognize titis (skin irritations) such with common poisonous plants fail cause derma- common ornamental plants in the landscape that may cause internal poisoning when ingested. Although most adults would not intentionally eat the leaves or fruit of ornamental plants in the landscape, young children or pets sometimes do. The purpose of this publication is to familiarize you with some of the common landscape plants known to have poisonous properties when ingested. You may be surprised to learn just how many of our common plants, such as azaleas, hydrangeas, boxwood and English ivy, are known to have poisonous properties. Please note, however, that the term “POISONOUS†used in this publication does not imply that the plant is fatal. Some plants may be only mildly toxic and may cause stomach ache or mild irritation of the mouth and throat when ingested. There are also a number of variables that determine how severe the poisoning symptoms may be, such as the age, weight and health status of a person in relationship to the quantity of the plant ingested as well as the form that the plant was in at the time of ingestion (i.e. cooked versus raw, ripe fruit versus unripe fruit, etc.). It is not the intent of this publication to discourage you from planting any of the plants on the list, but to make you aware of their potential hazard when used in landscapes frequented by young children, domestic animals or mentally challenged adults. As the saying goes “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.†Prevention is the best medicine to prevent toxic plant poisoning. Ebook Relate: plants ebook poisonous ebook plant ebook common ebook ingested ebook when ingested ebook this publication ebook that the ebook the plant ebook have poisonous properties ebook |
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