Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
by Stewart, Amy
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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. Amy Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations in an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. Menacing botanical illustrations render a ghastly portrait of evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, enlighten, and alarm even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.
Info
ISBN: 9781565126831
Published Date: May 21, 2009
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Language: English
Page Count: 235
Size: 7.32" l x 5.64" w x 0.87" h
Category
Gardening
Subject
History