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Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities
by Briony Morrow-Cribbs (Author),
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
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
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9781565126831
Language English
Binding Hard Bound
Publisher Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publishing Date 2009-05-01
Product Edition 1
Total Pages 223