Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities Theodore Payne Foundation Color photos and illustrations throughout

Color photos and illustrations throughout

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Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities Theodore Payne Foundation Color photos and illustrations throughoutA tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Natures most appalling creations. Its an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. Youll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the