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Poisonous Plant - Potato
Latin Name: Solanum tuberosum
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High Risk
Description: A 0.4-1 meter tall perennial herb with an erect, branched stem and underground stolons bearing tubers. Flowers resemble those of the tomato, but are white in colour.
Symptoms may include: Gastro-intestinal problems, weak pulse, circulatory failure, inco-ordination, restlessness and convulsions. Coma and death may follow.
Notes: When potatoes are green and sprouting they contain high amounts of the poison solanine. This is destroyed by cooking. Fatalities in horses have been reported. The related tomato plant may also be toxic.
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