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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
That belongs to the buttercup family, comes in both a red and a white form. If its toxicity is not enough to scare you, stare into the spooky "doll's eyes" of the white form. Tansy sola deo gloria/Getty Images Common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) was once a much-valued herb that has now fallen from grace. It is a perennial that is often grown simply for its golden flowers, which are numerous and look like cute little buttons. When ingested, it's toxic to people and animals, and especially livestock. It's common to mistake tansy and equally toxic tansy ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) for each other since they look similar. Poison Oak Darren415 / Getty Images Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum), like poison ivy, has three leaves, making it easy to identify. The leaves are also shaped like those of an oak tree. The leaves redden in the autumn, and then the plant produces white berries. Though it's not the easiest toxic plant to eradicate, the best method is to pull it out manually by its roots while wearing protective gear or using herbicides while the plant is in active growth mode. If touched, a severe skin rash typically develops.Continue to 17 of 22 below Oleander Ursula Alter / Getty Images Oleander (Nerium oleander) is an easy-growing, pretty, and fragrant flowering shrub used for hedging and other places in the landscape. It's also highly toxic when touched or eaten by humans and animals. Plant oleander far away from gardens or areas of play that children or pets may use. Even when planting this bush, wear protective clothing and gloves to avoid direct contact. Mistletoe Jurg Waldmeier / Getty Images The many types of mistletoe lead a double life. It's used as a traditional holiday decoration and it's also a parasitic broadleaf evergreen that attaches to
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