Project Details
Project: Potentially Poisonous Plants of the United States

Project Leader: Gina Dessources

Project Description:
Specimens of plants considered potentially poisonous found in the United States.

Project Species (Family, Genus, Species):
FamilySpeciesCommon Name
AnacardiaceaeSchinus molle  
AnacardiaceaeToxicodendron radicans EASTERN POISON IVY 
AnacardiaceaeToxicodendron vernix POISON SUMAC 
ApocynaceaeApocynum cannabinum INDIANHEMP 
BignoniaceaeCampsis radicans TRUMPET CREEPER 
CaprifoliaceaeSambucus nigra subsp. canadensisAMERICAN ELDER, ELDERBERRY 
EuphorbiaceaeAleurites fordii TUNG OIL TREE 
EuphorbiaceaeCnidoscolus stimulosus FINGER-ROT, TREAD-SOFTLY 
FabaceaeCrotalaria spectabilis SHOWY RATTLEBOX 
FabaceaeIndigofera hirsuta HAIRY INDIGO 
FabaceaeLeucaena leucocephala LEAD TREE 
 
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