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Poisonous Plant - White Bryony
Latin Name: Bryonia dioica
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Low Risk
Description: Greenish-white flowers with five lobed leaves and coiled tendrils. Brilliant orange-red berries in winter.
Symptoms may include: Digestive disturbance with acute diarrhoea, profuse urination, profuse sweating, respiratory difficulty, inco-ordination, convulsions and occasionally cessation of defecation. Also animals are unwilling to move.
Notes: The roots are especially dangerous and should be burnt. Cases of poisoning in horses has been reported. |
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