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Poisonous Plant - Bracken Latin Name: Pteridium aquilinum
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High Risk
Description: Native perennial herb with black horizontal rhizomes deep in the soil (often below plough depth), by means of which it spreads and forms large patches; leaves 3-4 feet tall in good sites; leaf stalk forks into three main parts, producing a triangular blade; spores produced in late summer.
Symptoms may include: Un-coordination, pronounced heartbeat after mild exercise and muscle tremors. If untreated this is followed by convulsions and death.
Notes: The whole plant contains toxins which remain after cutting and drying. The roots are said to be five times more poisonous than the fronds. Common cause of serious or fatal poisoning in horses especially between August and October when the fronds are turning brown.. |
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