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Old 04-12-2006, 10:43 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default what is the MOST toxic plant?

JennyC wrote:
"luke" wrote in message
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i have been doing research into poisonous plants and i have hit a stone

what is the MOST toxic plant in the world. some websites say it is the
castor bean some say it is the roseary pea but some people say it
deadly nightshade(atropa belladona) i just dont know


And just to confuse you even more...................
http://library.thinkquest.org/C007974/

Jenny



Called Belladona because Roman woman used to rub it on their eyes to
enlarge their pupils as large pupils were to the Roman what skinny
bodies are to us . ;-)