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Poisonous Plant - Poppy
Latin Name: Papaver
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Field Poppies Below:
Low Risk
Description: Erect annual with milky juice; leaves alternate, simple, clasping, toothed; flowers terminal, with 5-more showy petals (white, pink, red, or purple); fruit a capsule with an expanded disc at the top and over small holes through which the minute seeds are dispersed.
Symptoms may include: Restlessness, excessive salivation, increased respiration, reduction in body temperature and narcosis.
Notes: Opium is present in the whole plant, especially the seed pods. Not native to Britain and is often confused with the field poppy which although not commonly regarded as poisonous contains potentially toxic alkaloids. |
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