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Poisonous Plant - Box Latin Name: Buxus sempervirens
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High Risk
Description: Evergreen shrub with small, opposite, simple leaves, broadest near or below the middle; flowers small, in clusters, 4-parted.
Symptoms may include: Diarrhoea, inco-ordination, convulsions and coma. Respiratory failure is the usual cause of death.
Notes: Poisoning has been reported in horses, usually after gaining access to gardens containing the plant or access to clippings. Box hedge has a nasty odour when bitten. |
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