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- Houseplants should be placed up high and out of reach.
- Know the names of all plants in home, yard, and play areas (ex. campgrounds and parks).
- Plants that are poisonous to humans are not always poisonous to birds or animals; do not use them as a guide to toxicity.
- Use of insecticides/pesticides adds to poisoning risk.
- Cooking does not always destroy the poisons found in plants.
- Burning of brush/plants can produce hazardous smoke (especially poison ivy, oak, and sumac).
- Pets are also at risk for poisoning from plants.
For more information about poisonous plants, visit the NC State University
Herbarium
or the
Poisonous Plant Web sites.
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