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Plants that kill : a natural history of the world's most poisonous plants /

This richly illustrated book provides an in-depth natural history of the most poisonous plants on earth, covering everything from the lethal effects of hemlock and deadly nightshade to the uses of such plants in medicine and ritual and chemical warfare.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dauncey, Elizabeth A. (Author), Larsson, Sonny (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Poisonous plants.
Poisonous plants > History.
Plants, Toxic.
Description
Summary:This richly illustrated book provides an in-depth natural history of the most poisonous plants on earth, covering everything from the lethal effects of hemlock and deadly nightshade to the uses of such plants in medicine and ritual and chemical warfare.
Physical Description:224 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 219) and index.
ISBN:9780691178769
0691178763