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

3.8/5 ( ratings)

A 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 Nature’s most appalling creations. It’s an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You’ll learn which plants to avoid , which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome , and which ones have been killing for centuries .

Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.

Language: English

Pages: 236

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Release: May 21, 2009

ISBN: 1565126831

ISBN 13: 9781565126831

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

3.8/5 ( ratings)

A 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 Nature’s most appalling creations. It’s an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You’ll learn which plants to avoid , which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome , and which ones have been killing for centuries .

Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.

Language: English

Pages: 236

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Release: May 21, 2009

ISBN: 1565126831

ISBN 13: 9781565126831

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