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Poisonous Plant - Sorrel
Latin Name: Rumex spp.
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Low Risk
Description: Perennial, biennial, or winter annual herbs; leaves mainly basal, alternate, simple; flowers small, reddish; fruit a reddish brown.
Symptoms may include: Staggering, inability to rise, muscular spasm and abnormal breathing.
Notes: Taste of the plant is not unattractive to animals and can be eaten in quantity with no apparent ill effects. Few reports of poisoning in horses in modern times. |
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