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Plants

Any organisms of the kingdom Plantae that is characterized by containing chloroplast, having cellulose cell walls being photosynthetic.

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Plants

Ilex aquifolium

Plants; Plants

(commonly known as European holly). The berries cause gastroenteritis, resulting in nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.

Hyoscyamus niger

Plants; Plants

(commonly known as henbane). Seeds and foliage contain hyoscyamine, scopolamine and other tropane alkaloids. Can produce dilated pupils, hallucinations, increased heart rate, convulsions, vomiting, ...

Hyacinthus orientalis

Plants; Plants

(commonly known as hyacinth). The bulbs are poisonous, causing nausea, vomiting, gasping, convulsions, and possibly death. Even handling the bulbs can cause skin irritation.

Hippomane mancinella

Plants; Plants

(commonly known as manchineel). All parts of this tree, including the fruit, contain toxic phorbol esters typical of the Euphorbiaceae plant family.

succulent

Plants; Plants

A plant that has thick leaves or stem that store water. A cactus is a succulent plant.

hydroponics

Plants; Plants

The growing of plants in water rather than in soil. In hydroponics, plant roots take in nutrients that have been added to the water.

legume

Plants; Plants

A type of plant with seeds that grow inside pods. Legumes get some of their nutrients from nitrifying bacteria.

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