Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Poisonous Plants: A Guide for Parents & Childcare Providers
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- Elizabeth A Dauncey
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
- Paperback
- 9781842464069
- 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.5 inches
- 1 pounds
- Nature > Plants - General
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
This handy guidebook is the result of a sixteen-year collaboration between the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital Poisons Unit. Written with both botanical and toxicological authority, the book offers concise details of the 130 most poisonous plants that are likely to be encountered in the home, garden, and countryside, together with a summary of likely symptoms should they inadvertently be touched or eaten. Photographs of the plants are included to aid identification, and a brief guide to safe plants offers suggestions for the creation of a hazard-free garden.
Author Bio
Elizabeth A. Dauncey is a freelance plant toxicologist. She is the coauthor of Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World’s Most Poisonous Plants (Princeton) and the author of Poisonous Plants: A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers.
Source: Princeton University Press
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