Many kinds of berries and seeds are poisonous! People have died from eating mistletoe berries, yew berries, and castor beans. Belladonna, or deadly nightshade, has green or black berries – both are dangerous! Never eat a berry, seed, or nut unless a grown-up says it is safe.
Some plants make you itch and burn if you touch them. You can avoid them if you know what they look like. Poison sumach has white berries that hang down. Poison ivy grows as a vine, with leaves in groups of three. That’s where the cautionary rhyme “Leaves of three, let it be” came from. Nettles have bristles that can make you itch.
Some of the most beautiful plants are poisonous. The oleander can sicken or even kill a person who eats it. Some plants have both poisonous and non-poisonous parts. Rhubarb stems are good to eat, but eating rhubarb leaves can make you very ill!
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