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Poisonous Plant - Linseed
Latin Name: Linum usitatissimum
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High Risk
Description: Slender, erect, annual herb; leaves simple, alternate, narrow, smooth-margined; flowers pale blue, 5-parted, the petals broad and spreading; fruit a capsule.
Symptoms may include: Salivation, staggering, dilated pupils, rapid pulse, gasping, inability to stand and convulsions. In some cases death can be instantaneous and no symptoms are seen.
Notes: Poisonous principle of the plant is destroyed by heat and linseed must be thoroughly cooked before being given to horses. |
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