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Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities

Amy Stewart,

Briony Morrow-Cribbs (Etchings)

Start date: October 24, 2011

Finish date: November 4, 2011

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Jun 25, 2009 Beth rated it liked it

Shelves: non-fiction, botany

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Oct 23, 2011 Dolly rated it really liked it

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This is a fascinating catalog of deadly, intoxicating, illegal, painful, dangerous, offensive and destructive plants. It's basically an A to Z of the "botanical atrocities" of the world. Each entry is fairly short, with interesting and cautionary information as well as noteworthy anecdotes. And the seemingly neverending list of potentially deadly plants makes me want to be very cautious before ever nibbling on something in the wild. The illustrations and etchings are gorgeous and worthy of any f ...more

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Apr 17, 2011 Roseann rated it really liked it

Will really make you think before you pick an unknown plant up to get a closer look!

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Jul 11, 2009 Marsha rated it really liked it

Shelves: _non-fiction, 2010

Poisonous plants, arranged by family, accompanied by illustrations and facts about their negative effects on humans are front and center in this interesting collection of short articles.

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