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Scleranthus annuus is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names German knotweed and annual knawel. [1] It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it is known throughout the rest of the temperate world as an introduced species and a common weed. It grows in many types of habitat, often in ...
All parts of these plants are toxic, due to the presence of alkaloids. Grazing animals, such as sheep and cattle, may be affected and human fatalities have occurred. [106] Delphinium spp. larkspur Ranunculaceae: Contains the alkaloid delsoline. Young plants and seeds are poisonous, causing nausea, muscle twitches, paralysis, and often death.
Scleranthus, the knawels, are a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It includes 12 species native to Europe, Siberia, western Asia, north Africa, Ethiopia, New Guinea, and Australia.
What does poison ivy look like? Poison ivy can grow as a vine or a small shrub, trailing along the ground or even climbing low plants, trees and poles.Look for three glossy leaflets. The common ...
Fruits, vegetables, seeds and beans are all essential parts of a well-balanced and healthy diet, but if these health gems are not consumed properly, they could be poisonous and detrimental to our ...
Toxic to cardio and central nervous systems, gastrointestinal bleeding [3] Ephedra: ma huang: Ephedra sinica: Agitation and palpitations, [3] "hypertension, irregular heart rate, insomnia, nervousness, tremors and seizures, paranoid psychosis, heart attacks, strokes, and death", [1] [15] kidney stones [15] Flavonoids (contained in many ...
Coturnism is an illness featuring muscle tenderness and rhabdomyolysis [1] (muscle cell breakdown) after consuming quail (usually common quail, Coturnix coturnix, [2] from which the name derives) that have fed on poisonous plants.
Scleranthus annuus subsp. aetnensis (Strobl) Pignatti – Sicily (Mount Etna) Scleranthus perennis subsp. stroblii (Rchb. ex Strobl) Giardina & Raimondo; Scleranthus perennis subsp. vulcanicus (Strobl) Bég. – Sicily (Mount Etna) Silene crassiuscula Brullo, C.Brullo, Cambria, Bacch., Giusso & Ilardi; Silene hicesiae Brullo & Signor.