Toxic Plants of North America

George E. Burrows, DVM, PhD, is emeritus professor of toxicology and former adjunct toxicologist in the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory of the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Stillwater. The author of numerous journal articles on the identification of plant toxicants and their mechanisms of action, he has also served as an associate editor for Veterinary & Human Toxicology, coordinating a feature page, "Poisonous Plant Cases."Ronald J. Tyrl, PhD, is emeritus professor of botany and former curator of the herbarium at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. He is the coordinating editor of the Flora of Oklahoma Project and has authored numerous technical articles and books on the identification and classification of flowering plants.

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• 1 Introduction 32 Adoxaceae 113 Agavaceae 154 Aloaceae 245 Amaranthaceae 286 Anacardiaceae 357 Annonaceae 508 Apiaceae 539 Apocynaceae 8110 Aquifoliaceae 12711 Araceae 13112 Araliaceae 14513 Asteraceae 15014 Berberidaceae 25715 Boraginaceae 26616 Brassicaceae 28217 Calycanthaceae 30818 Campanulaceae 31119 Cannabaceae 31520 Caprifoliaceae 31921 Caryophyllaceae 32322 Celastraceae 33323 Chenopodiaceae 33824 Convolvulaceae 36525 Coriariaceae 37626 Crassulaceae 38027 Cucurbitaceae 38728 Cupressaceae 39529 Cycadaceae 40230 Dennstaedtiaceae 41031 Ebenaceae 42332 Equisetaceae 43033 Ericaceae 43434 Euphorbiaceae 45035 Fabaceae 49136 Fagaceae 67537 Fumariaceae 69038 Gelsemiaceae 70039 Ginkgoaceae 70540 Hypericaceae 71041 Iridaceae 71742 Juglandaceae 72243 Juncaginaceae 72744 Lamiaceae 73145 Lauraceae 74346 Liliaceae 75147 Linaceae 80848 Malvaceae 81249 Meliaceae 82550 Nitrariaceae 83051 Oleaceae 83652 Oxalidaceae 84053 Papaveraceae 84454 Phyllanthaceae 86055 Phytolaccaceae 86456 Pinaceae 87057 Plantaginaceae 87858 Poaceae 88859 Polygonaceae 99860 Primulaceae 101061 Pteridaceae 101762 Ranunculaceae 102263 Rhamnaceae 105564 Rosaceae 106465 Rubiaceae 109566 Rutaceae 110067 Sapindaceae 111068 Scrophulariaceae 112569 Solanaceae 113070 Taxaceae 117771 Thymelaeaceae 118672 Urticaceae 119273 Verbenaceae 119874 Viscaceae 120975 Zamiaceae 121576 Zygophyllaceae 122177 Families with Species of Questionable Toxicity or Significance 123478 Identification of Toxic Plants 1280Appendix A. Plant Taxa Listed by Their Principal Adverse Effects and Main Organs Affected 1285Appendix B. Plants of Concern for Dogs, Cats, and Other Pets 1288Glossary 1289Index 1308