Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother And Other Botanical Atrocities
by Amy Stewart /
2009 / English / PDF
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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
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. InWicked Plants
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).
, 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.
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.