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  2. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    Plants that cause illness or death after consuming them are referred to as poisonous plants. The toxins in poisonous plants affect herbivores , and deter them from consuming the plants. Plants cannot move to escape their predators, so they must have other means of protecting themselves from herbivorous animals.

  3. Girdling - Wikipedia

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    Trees can be girdled by climbing, twining, and ground-creeping (rampant) vines. There are several invasive species that harm trees in this way and cause significant damage to forest canopy and the health of ecosystems dependent on it. Oriental Bittersweet, Oriental Wisteria, and English Ivy all can damage and kill trees by girdling. [citation ...

  4. Hypoxylon canker of shade trees - Wikipedia

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    The most significant impact of Hypoxylon canker of shade trees is that the ascomycete fungal pathogen can contribute to the death of many species of tall, mature shade trees. [5] This can have an economic impact, since many of these types of trees are used for aesthetic landscaping in residential and commercial areas.

  5. Atropa belladonna - Wikipedia

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    Plants can reach a height of 2 m (7 ft) (more commonly 1.5 m (5 ft)), and have ovate leaves up to 18 cm (7 in) long. The bell-shaped flowers are dull purple tinged yellow-green toward the base and are faintly scented. The fruits are berries, which are green, ripening to a shiny black, and approximately 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter.

  6. 10 weird things that can kill you almost instantly - AOL

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    Here are 10 weird things that can kill you almost instantly. ... Effects are fast acting and can include heart stoppage, seizures, and paralysis. Number 8.Cleaning the toilet. No doubt, it's an ...

  7. Barringtonia asiatica - Wikipedia

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    It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 7–25 m tall. The leaves are narrow obovate, 20–40 cm in length and 10–20 cm in width. Fruit produced as mentioned earlier, is otherwise aptly known as the Box Fruit, due to distinct square like diagonals jutting out from the cross section of the fruit, given its semi spherical shape form from stem altering to a subpyramidal shape at its base.

  8. 9 strange things that can kill you - AOL

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    It's important to keep your guard up, everything from vending machines to mini-golf have caused unfortunate and deadly accidents. Beware of these unassuming dangers! More in strange: 9 unusual ...

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