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

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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 like exploding shrubs , which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome like the vine that ate the South , and which ones have been killing for centuries like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln s mother 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. Read Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities By Amy Stewart – kino-fada.fr It s a nice desk reference for some plants Mostly toxic plants, but some simply smell bad or disperse their seeds by attaching seed pods to you or your pet I m still not sure why they are wicked.About birthworts, I can t see a pipe.Birthworts Aristolochia clematitis Climbing vines that produce bizarre flowers that vaguely resemble pipes, which is how they got their other common name, Dutchman s pipe The Greeks looked at the flower and saw something else a baby emerging from the birth canal It s a nice desk reference for some plants Mostly toxic plants, but some simply smell bad or disperse their seeds by attaching seed pods to you or your pet I m still not sure why they are wicked.About birthworts, I can t see a pipe.Birthworts Aristo...This review has been revised and can now be found at Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud.Warning Prepare for multiple bathsInteresting read, but I really would have preferred color photos in lieu of the illustrations.Some interesting things I learned The Castor Bean plant with its infamous ingredient ricin is what was used in the famous KGB umbrella poisoning The seeds are poisonous and indigenous to Asia and Africa Victims get fever, trouble speaking, and vomit blood Castor oil has the ricin removed and is often used for its laxative effect.Coyotillo shrub berries are quite sinister This plant is found in T Interesting read, but I really would have preferred color photos in lieu of the illustrations.Some interesting things I learned The Castor Bean plant with its infamous ingredient ricin is what was used in the famous KGB umbrella poisoning The seeds are poisonous and indigenous to Asia and Africa Victims get fever, trouble speaking, and vomit blood Castor oil has the ricin removed and is often used for its laxative effect.Coyotillo shrub berries are quite sinister This plant is found in Texas and causes paralysis and death, but symptoms don t start until days or weeks later The houseplant, Jerusalem cherry is beautiful However, all parts of the plant cause weakness, drowsiness, nausea and vomiting, and harm the heart.Deadly nightshade, also known as atropa belladonna beautiful woman All parts of the plant are poisonous Even rubbing against it can blister skin However, we also use it for several medicines atropine, ...WICKED PLANTS was an Audible Daily Deal, and with that title and cover, I couldn t resist downloading it The book is a curious and often unsettling encyclopedia of plants that have caused harm in one way or another throughout the centuries I don t think a lot about plants being dangerous, but after reading this I definitely should I was surprised that even some everyday foods can be harmful There s a reason cashews aren t sold in their shell However the most harmful of plants kills nearly WICKED PLANTS was an Audible Daily Deal, and with that title and cover, I couldn t resist downloading it The book is a curious and often unsettling encyclopedia...We would never pick up a discarded coffee cup from the sidewalk and drink from it But on a hike, we ll nibble unfamiliar berries as if they had been placed there for our appetites alone We ll brew a medicinal tea from unrecognizable bark and leaves that a friend passes along, assuming that anything natural must be safe And when a baby comes home, we rush to add safety caps to electrical outlets but ignore the houseplant in the kitchen and the shrub by the french door This in spite of theWe would never pick up a discarded coffee cup from the sidewalk and drink from it But on a hike, we ll nibble unfamiliar berries as if they had been placed there for our appetites alone We ll brew a medicinal tea from unrecognizable bark and leaves that a friend passes along, assuming that anything natural must be safe And when a baby co...I actually stopped reading Amy Stewart s Wicked Plants The Weed That Killed Lincoln s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities in utter frustration in September 2013 and really also in massive personal disgust, when I realised with a vehement sense of oh no that while the botanical information and details on the presented toxic, dangerous and destructive plant species are most definitely and indeed interestingly and even fascinatingly enough recounted, it simply bothered and continues to annoy m I actually stopped reading Amy Stewart s Wicked Plants The Weed That Killed Lincoln s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities in utter frustration in September 2013 and really also in massive personal disgust, when I realised with a vehement sense of oh no that while the botanical information and details on the presented toxic, dangerous and destructive plant species are most definitely and indeed interestingly and even fascinatingly enough recounted, it simply bothered and continues to annoy me to no end that the author has made Wicked Plants The Weed That Killed Lincoln s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities appear almost like some kind of murder mystery offering, with the included and featured toxic plants and noxious weeds appearing as though they were actually evilly cunning nasty villains or raging unbalanced psychopaths However and sorry, M...This was light, interesting and fun I learned a bit as well.Very interesting and educational Written well and with humor.Really interesting I don t think I ll ever eat figs again though.I love a book that gets me googling this has every plant you could think of I remember playing in the heart of a huge hedge of oleanders in one of the backyards of my childhood the branches spread in a very straight, organized fashion to the leaves, making a space just perfect to play in I remember placing the pretty flowers and leaves on plates and pretending I was fixing food for my siblings Don t worry, they didn t die picky eaters, both This book mentioned oleanders I love a book that gets me googling this has every plant you could think of I remember playing in the heart of a huge hedge of oleanders in one of the backyards of my childhood the branches spread in a very straight, organized fashion to the leaves, making a space just perfect to play in I remember placing the pretty flowers and leaves on plates and pretending I was fixing food for my siblings Don t worry, they didn t die picky eaters, both This book mentioned oleanders In fact this book mentioned just about everything Lantana, Callas, Camas, Trillium, Hydrangea, White Snakeroot types heard of and not heard of My biggest take away is contrary to all those who work so hard to convince us that we should trust nature in its environment I will be buying all my produce in a brand named store for the foreseeable future No lollygagging with grass stems twined about my fingers, chewing on stalks of green or gold IT s POISON, I TELL YOU IT S POISON Anyway I liked ...

Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
  • English
  • 25 October 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 236 pages
  • 1565126831
  • Amy Stewart
  • Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities