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  2. Dogbane - Wikipedia

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    It accumulates the toxic compounds and, if disturbed, releases them in defence. Dogbane , dog- bane , dog's bane , [ citation needed ] and other variations, some of them regional and some transient, are names for certain plants that are reputed to kill or repel dogs; " bane " originally meant "slayer", and was later applied to plants to ...

  3. Apocynum cannabinum - Wikipedia

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    Apocynum cannabinum (dogbane, amy root, hemp dogbane, prairie dogbane, Indian hemp, rheumatism root, or wild cotton) [4] is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows throughout much of North America—in the southern half of Canada and throughout the United States. It is poisonous to humans, dogs, cats, and horses. All parts of the plant are ...

  4. Substances poisonous to dogs - Wikipedia

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    Food products and household items commonly handled by humans can be toxic to dogs. The symptoms can range from simple irritation to digestion issues, behavioral changes, and even death. The categories of common items ingested by dogs include food products, human medication, household detergents, indoor and outdoor toxic plants, and rat poison. [1]

  5. A guide to some of NC’s most dangerous plants, from poison ...

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    Make sure you know what these plants look like and where you can find them. This guide includes common plants that are toxic to the touch and to eat. A guide to some of NC’s most dangerous ...

  6. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    The plant is poisonous, containing cardiostimulant compounds such as adonidin and aconitic acid. [42] Aesculus hippocastanum: horse-chestnut, buckeye, conker tree Sapindaceae: All parts of the raw plant are poisonous due to saponins and glycosides such as aesculin, causing nausea, muscle twitches, and sometimes paralysis. [43] Agave spp.

  7. Locoweed - Wikipedia

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    Locoweed (also crazyweed and loco) is a common name in North America for any plant that produces swainsonine, an alkaloid harmful to livestock.Worldwide, swainsonine is produced by a small number of species, most of them in three genera of the flowering plant family Fabaceae: Oxytropis and Astragalus in North America, [1] and Swainsona in Australia.

  8. Khargone district - Wikipedia

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    The red chilli pepper is exported abroad. A famous mandi [clarification needed] of chilli at Bedia is located about 50 km from Khargone city. Khargone Super Thermal Power Station is a coal-based thermal power project, located at village Selda and Dalchi in Khargone district. It is the country's first ultra-super critical thermal power plant.

  9. Alstonia scholaris - Wikipedia

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    This is a toxic plant. At high doses, an extract of the plant exhibited marked damage to all the major organs of the body in both rats and mice. The toxicity appears to depend on the plant organ studied, as well as the season it is harvested, with the bark collected in the monsoon season being the least toxic, and bark in the summer the most.