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Wicked Plants : The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart and Amy Stewart (2009, Hardcover)

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A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants , Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations. It's an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You'll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the vine that ate the South), and which ones have been killing for centuries (like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother). Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-10
1565126831
ISBN-13
9781565126831
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70913755

Product Key Features

Book Title
Wicked Plants : the Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
Author
Amy Stewart
Illustrator
Morrow-Cribbs, Briony, Yes
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Botany, Plants / General, Reference
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Nature, Gardening, Science
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.3 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Qk100.A1s74 2009
Copyright Date
2009
Lccn
2009-006192
Dewey Decimal
581.6/5
Dewey Edition
22