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Poisonous Plant - Privet
Latin Name: Ligustrum spp.
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High Risk
Description: Evergreen or deciduous shrubs; leaves simple, opposite, with smooth margins; flowers small, white, 4-parted, tubular, fruit a semi-fleshy, black berry.
Symptoms may include: Staggering, intestinal disruption, paralysis, rapid pulse, congested mucous membrane and dilated pupils.
Notes: All arial parts of the plant have caused poisoning. Fatal cases of poisoning in horses have been reported. Death occurring from 4-48 hours after ingestion. Most cases involve garden hedges or trimmings. |
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