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Poisonous Plant - Datura, Jim Sonweed
Solanaceae (Datura meteloides, Datura stromatorum)
Identification: the hollow stem grows 3 to 4 feet high and is upright or branched. The white to light violet flower has a characteristic trumpet-like form. Spines abound in seed capsules. The leaves have gritty texture, teeth, and a tall stem. The smell of crushed leaves and stems is strong.
Habitat: Although D. meteloides can be found all across the United States in disturbed land, roadsides, and bean and corn fields, it is more prevalent in the southwest and the Four Corners region. It is a striking garden flower that is well-liked in the Midwest. With all of its spines, the plant almost yells, "Avoid me!"
Toxins: belladonna alkaloids, hyoscyamine (also known as daturine), atropine, and scopolamine.
The following symptoms may be present: tachycardia, dry mouth, drunkenness, dilated pupils, maybe facial and neck reddening, delirium, and high blood pressure.Even with only 20 seeds, a serious overdose might be fatal.
First Aid: extreme drunkenness is a medical emergency; get help from qualified medical personnel right away. An intravenous (IV) solution of physostigmine
may be given by a doctor. An further intravenous is required if the cholinergic effect lasts.
Note: Teenagers in some rural regions consume this popular psychedelic, which has the potential to be fatal; the toxic dose varies depending on the plant. The dose at which ingested seeds can "get high" is quite near to the lethal dose.
Solanaceae (Datura meteloides, Datura stromatorum)
Identification: the hollow stem grows 3 to 4 feet high and is upright or branched. The white to light violet flower has a characteristic trumpet-like form. Spines abound in seed capsules. The leaves have gritty texture, teeth, and a tall stem. The smell of crushed leaves and stems is strong.
Habitat: Although D. meteloides can be found all across the United States in disturbed land, roadsides, and bean and corn fields, it is more prevalent in the southwest and the Four Corners region. It is a striking garden flower that is well-liked in the Midwest. With all of its spines, the plant almost yells, "Avoid me!"
Toxins: belladonna alkaloids, hyoscyamine (also known as daturine), atropine, and scopolamine.
The following symptoms may be present: tachycardia, dry mouth, drunkenness, dilated pupils, maybe facial and neck reddening, delirium, and high blood pressure.Even with only 20 seeds, a serious overdose might be fatal.
First Aid: extreme drunkenness is a medical emergency; get help from qualified medical personnel right away. An intravenous (IV) solution of physostigmine
may be given by a doctor. An further intravenous is required if the cholinergic effect lasts.
Note: Teenagers in some rural regions consume this popular psychedelic, which has the potential to be fatal; the toxic dose varies depending on the plant. The dose at which ingested seeds can "get high" is quite near to the lethal dose.
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Poisonous Plant – Dogbane, Indian Hemp
Apocynaceae (Apocynum cannabinum)
recognition: Reachs up to 6 feet in height; crimson stems release a milky, latex-like liquid when ripped or petioles are broken; broad, opposing leaves are 2-4 inches long and 1-2 inches wide.
whole edges (not toothed), smooth at the top and hairy at the bottom. White flowers with big sepals and a 5-lobed corolla appear throughout the summer.
Habitat: Extensive throughout North America's northern hemisphere.
Toxins: latex sap that irritates skin and cardiac glycosides.
Symptoms: Dogbane overdose causes lethargy, nausea, vomiting, weakness, and abdominal pain. Skin blisters may result from milky sap.
First Aid: Before beginning any treatment, see a medical professional. Medication and sedation are used as treatments to prevent arrhythmias brought on by cardiac glycosides.
Note: When dogbane is young, it can be mistaken for milkweed. Dogbane derives its name from its poisonous ability to render dogs unconscious. Indian hemp is a common term for the plant used as a fiber and weaving material. Though not psychotropic, the herb is poisonous.
Apocynaceae (Apocynum cannabinum)
recognition: Reachs up to 6 feet in height; crimson stems release a milky, latex-like liquid when ripped or petioles are broken; broad, opposing leaves are 2-4 inches long and 1-2 inches wide.
whole edges (not toothed), smooth at the top and hairy at the bottom. White flowers with big sepals and a 5-lobed corolla appear throughout the summer.
Habitat: Extensive throughout North America's northern hemisphere.
Toxins: latex sap that irritates skin and cardiac glycosides.
Symptoms: Dogbane overdose causes lethargy, nausea, vomiting, weakness, and abdominal pain. Skin blisters may result from milky sap.
First Aid: Before beginning any treatment, see a medical professional. Medication and sedation are used as treatments to prevent arrhythmias brought on by cardiac glycosides.
Note: When dogbane is young, it can be mistaken for milkweed. Dogbane derives its name from its poisonous ability to render dogs unconscious. Indian hemp is a common term for the plant used as a fiber and weaving material. Though not psychotropic, the herb is poisonous.
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Poisonous Plant – Dutchman’s Breeches , Squirrel Corn
Papaveraceae (Dicentra cucullaria, D. canadensis) Identification features include a white blossom resembling a man's breeches and sharply divided, lacy-looking leaves devoid of a stalk. The squirrel corn flower is less lanky, more like a pair of breeches. The subsurface bulb has scales. species are similar, yet the blossom of D. canadensis is more heart-shaped and aromatic.
Habitat: Both species' habitats are overlapping. eastern wooded areas, west to Washington's Columbia River Basin. Often found in hilly regions in the West are abundant colonies.
hazardous amounts: isoquinoline alkaloids can produce convulsions but are rarely lethal when taken in big doses. Refrain from eating!
Symptoms: When handled, may irritate skin.
Ingestion symptoms include shaking, dizziness, vomiting, convulsions, and difficulty breathing.
First Aid: self-limiting at low concentrations. Drink water.
Papaveraceae (Dicentra cucullaria, D. canadensis) Identification features include a white blossom resembling a man's breeches and sharply divided, lacy-looking leaves devoid of a stalk. The squirrel corn flower is less lanky, more like a pair of breeches. The subsurface bulb has scales. species are similar, yet the blossom of D. canadensis is more heart-shaped and aromatic.
Habitat: Both species' habitats are overlapping. eastern wooded areas, west to Washington's Columbia River Basin. Often found in hilly regions in the West are abundant colonies.
hazardous amounts: isoquinoline alkaloids can produce convulsions but are rarely lethal when taken in big doses. Refrain from eating!
Symptoms: When handled, may irritate skin.
Ingestion symptoms include shaking, dizziness, vomiting, convulsions, and difficulty breathing.
First Aid: self-limiting at low concentrations. Drink water.
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Poisonous Plant - FoxgLove, Purple FoxgLove
Digitalis purpurea, Scrophulariaceae
Identification: biennial, 3'–5' tall with lance-shaped, fuzzy, hairy leaves in the basal rosette; blooms appear in the summer of the second year.
Digitalis leaves are poisonous, and their hairy basal rosette resembles the leaves of mullein or comfrey rather than smooth dock leaves. white to purple or pink, drooping thimble-shaped flowers on a spike; the name comes from the petals' resemblance to gloves.
Habitat: Common mountain wildflower, found in the eastern and northwest mountain states by wayside. From coast to coast, this decorative is a garden favorite.
Toxins: digitalis glycosides and irritable saponins.
Symptoms include soreness in the mouth and throat, cramps, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea following intake. Ventricular thrust rises when heart rate quickens.
First Aid: Get professional assistance immediately; this is a medical emergency. saline cathartics and activated charcoal given together with a potassium supplement.
Note: The signs and symptoms of hemodynamic insufficiency, such as edema and/or venous congestion, improve with the use of digitalis glycosides and similar chemicals in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
Digitalis purpurea, Scrophulariaceae
Identification: biennial, 3'–5' tall with lance-shaped, fuzzy, hairy leaves in the basal rosette; blooms appear in the summer of the second year.
Digitalis leaves are poisonous, and their hairy basal rosette resembles the leaves of mullein or comfrey rather than smooth dock leaves. white to purple or pink, drooping thimble-shaped flowers on a spike; the name comes from the petals' resemblance to gloves.
Habitat: Common mountain wildflower, found in the eastern and northwest mountain states by wayside. From coast to coast, this decorative is a garden favorite.
Toxins: digitalis glycosides and irritable saponins.
Symptoms include soreness in the mouth and throat, cramps, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea following intake. Ventricular thrust rises when heart rate quickens.
First Aid: Get professional assistance immediately; this is a medical emergency. saline cathartics and activated charcoal given together with a potassium supplement.
Note: The signs and symptoms of hemodynamic insufficiency, such as edema and/or venous congestion, improve with the use of digitalis glycosides and similar chemicals in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
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Poisonous Plant – Hellebore, False Hellebore , California Corn
Liliaceae PoPPy (Veratrum viride)
Identification features include big, ovate, stalkless leaves that cling to and spiral up a robust stem, as well as clusters of yellow-green flowers with branches.
Habitat: Found on open mountain slopes and moist places in the west; grows in marshy, wet areas in the east.
Toxins: If consumed, jervine and germinine steroids may be lethal.
Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting with convulsions and delirium, burning mouth, burning throat, excessive salivation, headache, nausea, and sweating.
First Aid: An urgent medical situation! Dopamine infusions are necessary to treat hypotension brought on by intoxication; nevertheless, patient recovery is sluggish, and heart obstruction and bradycardia might last for up to two days.
It's noteworthy to note that atropine, which is extracted from datura, has been used to treat hellebore poisoning for the past century. Sheep and possibly other naturally occurring grazing animals are poisoned by hellebore. An alcoho
infusion of the plant, diluted in water, and then strained, is used as a pesticide; chemistry is used as an insecticide.
Liliaceae PoPPy (Veratrum viride)
Identification features include big, ovate, stalkless leaves that cling to and spiral up a robust stem, as well as clusters of yellow-green flowers with branches.
Habitat: Found on open mountain slopes and moist places in the west; grows in marshy, wet areas in the east.
Toxins: If consumed, jervine and germinine steroids may be lethal.
Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting with convulsions and delirium, burning mouth, burning throat, excessive salivation, headache, nausea, and sweating.
First Aid: An urgent medical situation! Dopamine infusions are necessary to treat hypotension brought on by intoxication; nevertheless, patient recovery is sluggish, and heart obstruction and bradycardia might last for up to two days.
It's noteworthy to note that atropine, which is extracted from datura, has been used to treat hellebore poisoning for the past century. Sheep and possibly other naturally occurring grazing animals are poisoned by hellebore. An alcoho
infusion of the plant, diluted in water, and then strained, is used as a pesticide; chemistry is used as an insecticide.
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Poisonous Plant - Hemlock, Poison
umbelliferae (Conium maculatum)
identification: Purple-spotted, hollow stems; grows to 6" or 7" with white flowers in umbels that are either flat or umbrella shaped; leaves are divided, parsley-like, into small leaflets (like carrot plant leaves or Queen anne’s lace). The plant bears many of the traits of edible parsley family members. Crushed leaves release an awful smell.
Roadsides and disturbed ground can be found in its habitat from east to west, north into Canada, and south to New Mexico. In the wild, it is mainly a northern temperate plant.
Toxins: consuming conine and its associated alkaloids can be lethal.
Symptoms include salivation, nausea, and emesis brought on by irritation of the mouth, throat, and mucous membranes following intake. Sweating, headaches, and thirst also happen. Seizures, comas, and respiratory failure can sometimes result after severe poisoning.
First Aid: serious medical situation! When vomiting stops, provide an activated charcoal slurry while you're in the evacuation area.
umbelliferae (Conium maculatum)
identification: Purple-spotted, hollow stems; grows to 6" or 7" with white flowers in umbels that are either flat or umbrella shaped; leaves are divided, parsley-like, into small leaflets (like carrot plant leaves or Queen anne’s lace). The plant bears many of the traits of edible parsley family members. Crushed leaves release an awful smell.
Roadsides and disturbed ground can be found in its habitat from east to west, north into Canada, and south to New Mexico. In the wild, it is mainly a northern temperate plant.
Toxins: consuming conine and its associated alkaloids can be lethal.
Symptoms include salivation, nausea, and emesis brought on by irritation of the mouth, throat, and mucous membranes following intake. Sweating, headaches, and thirst also happen. Seizures, comas, and respiratory failure can sometimes result after severe poisoning.
First Aid: serious medical situation! When vomiting stops, provide an activated charcoal slurry while you're in the evacuation area.
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Poison Plant - Arrow Arum Araceae (Peltandra virginica)
Identification features: green, primitive-looking flower with many pea-sized seeds; arrow-shaped leaf with pinnate veins; frequently develops in big colonies in and among spatterdock (yellow pond lilies).
Wetland plants, streambanks, marshes, and fens make up the habitat. grows in water and is widespread in the US, with the exception of arid and subtropical regions.
Toxins: The plant produces poisonous calcium oxalate crystals in all parts of it, including the blossom and fully ripe fruit.
Symptoms: If you consume the fresh plant, it will hurt like you have sharp needles driven into your tongue. If you ingest it, the agony will spread throughout your digestive tract. This burning feeling can cause severe perspiration, panic attacks, and even blockage of the airways. Blisters can hurt when fresh juice comes into contact with skin.
First Aid: call a doctor if something is ingested. Even though the irritant is more soluble in vinegar, skin therapy calls for extensive irrigation with water. Physically remove any plant debris from the mouth in cases of oral exposures. If your airway is not compromised, you can find relief by eating cold drinks, ice cream, Popsicles, or crushed ice. Diphenhydramine elixir, which has anesthetic and antihistaminic properties, can be administered by a doctor. Antihistamines, hospitalization, and observation are necessary for treating a compromised airway until the edema subsides.
Treatment for ocular exposures involves extensive irrigation with water. To rule out corneal involvement, a doctor may use fluorescein staining and slit-lamp examination.
To prevent issues, make sure to cook any arums or arum pieces you consume above 200°F, as this will break down the poison. Slaves were subjected to this severe irritant—calcium oxalate—as punishment
Identification features: green, primitive-looking flower with many pea-sized seeds; arrow-shaped leaf with pinnate veins; frequently develops in big colonies in and among spatterdock (yellow pond lilies).
Wetland plants, streambanks, marshes, and fens make up the habitat. grows in water and is widespread in the US, with the exception of arid and subtropical regions.
Toxins: The plant produces poisonous calcium oxalate crystals in all parts of it, including the blossom and fully ripe fruit.
Symptoms: If you consume the fresh plant, it will hurt like you have sharp needles driven into your tongue. If you ingest it, the agony will spread throughout your digestive tract. This burning feeling can cause severe perspiration, panic attacks, and even blockage of the airways. Blisters can hurt when fresh juice comes into contact with skin.
First Aid: call a doctor if something is ingested. Even though the irritant is more soluble in vinegar, skin therapy calls for extensive irrigation with water. Physically remove any plant debris from the mouth in cases of oral exposures. If your airway is not compromised, you can find relief by eating cold drinks, ice cream, Popsicles, or crushed ice. Diphenhydramine elixir, which has anesthetic and antihistaminic properties, can be administered by a doctor. Antihistamines, hospitalization, and observation are necessary for treating a compromised airway until the edema subsides.
Treatment for ocular exposures involves extensive irrigation with water. To rule out corneal involvement, a doctor may use fluorescein staining and slit-lamp examination.
To prevent issues, make sure to cook any arums or arum pieces you consume above 200°F, as this will break down the poison. Slaves were subjected to this severe irritant—calcium oxalate—as punishment
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Poisonous Plant - Baneberry, red and white ; Bugbane ranunculaceae (Actaea rubra, A. pachypoda)
recognition: These perennials are born on a creeping rootstock and send up erect, triangular stems. They grow to a height of 1-2 feet, are rarely branched, and have footstalks that split into 3 smaller footstalks. These footstalks are then further divided so that each leaf is made up of 18–27 dark-green, hairless, or somewhat downy leaflets. The June flower stalk grows alone from the root and contains smaller, identical-looking leaves. Pure white flowers mature into, depending on the species, egg-shaped berries with many seeds that are either red or white.
Habitat: Found in the North Temperate Zone, which stretches from Canada's north to New Mexico's south and from the East to the West coast. usually found in wooded places; tolerant to shade.
Toxins: When a baneberry plant is harmed—by chewing, hand-picking, pulping, or other means—ranunculin in the plant produces the poisonous chemical protoanemonin enzymatically.
Symptoms: Protoanemonin is a skin irritant that makes the skin red and blister. When consumed, it has a comparable effect on the intestines, stomach, and esophageal mucous membranes. Burning and blistering in the mouth and throat are the initial signs of baneberry poisoning, which are then followed by nausea, diarrhea, cramping in the intestines, and damage to the kidneys. Hypothesized dosages of the cardiogenic toxins found in six or more berries have the potential to cause ventricular fibrillation, cardiac arrest, and respiratory distress. There are historical allusions to child deaths even if there are no reports of adult mortality.
First Aid: In cases of significant ingestion, a demulcent such as egg whites in milk should be consumed after gastric lavage, which involves inserting a saline solution into the stomach and then siphoning it out. Maintain the victim's fluids. Irrigation with cool water in large quantities is beneficial for skin inflammation.
It should be noted that after tasting one, people are unlikely to keep eating the berries due to their strong bitterness, which is the taste of toxicity caused by alkaloids.
recognition: These perennials are born on a creeping rootstock and send up erect, triangular stems. They grow to a height of 1-2 feet, are rarely branched, and have footstalks that split into 3 smaller footstalks. These footstalks are then further divided so that each leaf is made up of 18–27 dark-green, hairless, or somewhat downy leaflets. The June flower stalk grows alone from the root and contains smaller, identical-looking leaves. Pure white flowers mature into, depending on the species, egg-shaped berries with many seeds that are either red or white.
Habitat: Found in the North Temperate Zone, which stretches from Canada's north to New Mexico's south and from the East to the West coast. usually found in wooded places; tolerant to shade.
Toxins: When a baneberry plant is harmed—by chewing, hand-picking, pulping, or other means—ranunculin in the plant produces the poisonous chemical protoanemonin enzymatically.
Symptoms: Protoanemonin is a skin irritant that makes the skin red and blister. When consumed, it has a comparable effect on the intestines, stomach, and esophageal mucous membranes. Burning and blistering in the mouth and throat are the initial signs of baneberry poisoning, which are then followed by nausea, diarrhea, cramping in the intestines, and damage to the kidneys. Hypothesized dosages of the cardiogenic toxins found in six or more berries have the potential to cause ventricular fibrillation, cardiac arrest, and respiratory distress. There are historical allusions to child deaths even if there are no reports of adult mortality.
First Aid: In cases of significant ingestion, a demulcent such as egg whites in milk should be consumed after gastric lavage, which involves inserting a saline solution into the stomach and then siphoning it out. Maintain the victim's fluids. Irrigation with cool water in large quantities is beneficial for skin inflammation.
It should be noted that after tasting one, people are unlikely to keep eating the berries due to their strong bitterness, which is the taste of toxicity caused by alkaloids.
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Botanical Terms- Paurotis was once known as Acoelorraphe (family *Arecaceae)
A. wrightii is a low, clump-forming, *monoecious fan palm that is native to the Florida Everglades and is widely cultivated. It is a member of the *monotypic palm genus.
A. wrightii is a low, clump-forming, *monoecious fan palm that is native to the Florida Everglades and is widely cultivated. It is a member of the *monotypic palm genus.
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Botanical Terms - Acoraceae
Acoraceae (order Acorales) is a monogeneric (Acorus) family of *monocot plants with 2-ranked leaves, *spikes-shaped inflorescences, and berry-like fruit that grows from rhizomes. Temperate wetlands in the northern hemisphere are home to two to four species.
Acoraceae (order Acorales) is a monogeneric (Acorus) family of *monocot plants with 2-ranked leaves, *spikes-shaped inflorescences, and berry-like fruit that grows from rhizomes. Temperate wetlands in the northern hemisphere are home to two to four species.
