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Poisonous Plant - Rhubarb Latin Name: Rheum rhaponticum Picture:
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Low Risk
Description: This herbaceous garden perennial develops from a heavy rootstock. Its leaves grow from the base of the plant on stout, shiny, red stalks. Heart-shaped and 1 to 2 feet long by 1/2 to 11/2 feet wide, the leaf blades have a smooth and shiny surface, darker above, with five main veins and wavy margins. The hollow stems end in greenish-white flower clusters in late spring.
Symptoms
may include: Staggering,
trembling, breathing difficulties, weakness, diarrhea, increased drinking
and urinating, death.
Notes: Low risk of poisoning, unless animals are fed the leaves intentionally.
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