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Poisonous Plant - Rush
Latin Name: Juncus spp.
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Low Risk
Description: The stems are round, un-branched, bright green to dark grey; the leaves are absent or narrow-flattened or cylindrical. The branches have small green, brown or reddish flowers.
Symptoms may include: Little is known about the effects of eating the plant in Britain. In other countries animals that have been poisoned have died suddenly as a result of oxygen starvation of the central nervous system.
Notes: Amount of toxins in the plant appears to vary at different times of the year. Reports of poisoning are inconsistent. |
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