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Poisonous Plant - Yew
Latin Name: Taxus baccata
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High Risk
Description: Yews are evergreen trees and shrubs that have flat needle-like leaves, about 1 inch long. They grow in opposite pairs along twigs. A distinguishing feature of the yew is the red fleshy berry that forms a cup around a black seed.
Symptoms may include: Inco-ordination, coldness, rapid then weak pulse, excitability preceded by collapse. Sudden death can occur a few hours after ingestion without any symptoms shown.
Notes: Yew is one of the very few poisonous plants that animals will eat voluntarily at all times of the year. All parts are poisonous with the possible exception of the fleshy fruit. Many cases of poisoning in horses have been reported. Animals can die a few hours after eating it. |
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