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Phytolacca americana, also known as American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke sallet, pokeberry, dragonberries, pigeonberry weed, and inkberry, is a poisonous, herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae. This pokeweed grows 1 to 3 metres (4 to 10 ft). [4] It has simple leaves on green to red or purplish stems and a large white ...
Hungry or thirsty horses are more likely to eat poisonous plants, as are those pastured on overgrazed lands. [5] Animals with mineral deficiencies due to poor diets will sometimes seek out poisonous plants. [6] Poisonous plants are more of a danger to livestock after wildfires, as they often regrow more quickly. [7]
Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke) is used as a folk medicine and as food, although all parts of it must be considered toxic unless, as folk recipes claim, it is "properly prepared." [citation needed] The root is never eaten and cannot be made edible. [12]
Pokeweed. This fast-growing plant, with large green leaves and dark berries in the fall, is poisonous and has been known to kill livestock that eat pokeweed growing in pastures. How to avoid toxic ...
[151] [153] Privet is one of several plants which are poisonous to horses. [153] [154] Where privet grows in abundance, pollen from the flowers is a seasonal allergen which may cause respiratory irritation [155] and can trigger asthma attacks [151] and eczema in patients. It is banned from sale or cultivation in New Zealand due to the effects ...
Pokeweed, alas, has the temerity to pop up in unwanted places in our yards. The wayward adventurers are undoubtedly broadcast by birds, of which many species relish the fruit.
There are also plants listed which are potentially toxic but which horses normally avoid (eg Senecio, Rhododendron), and others which they can eat safely in small amounts or at certain times of year (eg Prunus, Ligustrum, Pteridium). Some are listed by genus, when only certain members of the genus are toxic and others are good forage (eg ...
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