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title: "Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous Plants"
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# Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous Plants

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Buy Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous Plants by Dauncey, Elizabeth A, Larsson, Sonny online on desertcart.ae at best prices. ✓ Fast and free shipping ✓ free returns ✓ cash on delivery available on eligible purchase.

Review: Absolutely gorgeous book, I bought it as a birthday present for my husband and he loves it. The quality is great, it's bigger than I expected, which I love. The pages feel nice and the pictures are great. It's very informative, and I love how scientific it gets (but in an easy to understand way - it's not dry).
Review: Came in perfect condition, beautiful photographs and some illustrations. Can't wait to start reading!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #428,731 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #573 in Scientific Reference #756 in Botany & Plants #1,557 in Gardening & Landscape Design |
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (602) |
| Dimensions  | 22.86 x 2.54 x 29.21 cm |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 0691178763 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0691178769 |
| Item weight  | 1.18 Kilograms |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 224 pages |
| Publication date  | 6 March 2018 |
| Publisher  | Princeton University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***H on 22 November 2025*

Absolutely gorgeous book, I bought it as a birthday present for my husband and he loves it. The quality is great, it's bigger than I expected, which I love. The pages feel nice and the pictures are great. It's very informative, and I love how scientific it gets (but in an easy to understand way - it's not dry).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***E on 11 September 2022*

Came in perfect condition, beautiful photographs and some illustrations. Can't wait to start reading!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by R***S on 23 March 2019*

This new book on Poisonous Plants is full of excellent quality images. The text is accurate and full of case studies of the toxic effects of plants and explores the chemistry of many poisons that some plants may contain. I have to declare an interest, in that one of the authors has corresponded with me in the past and helped me where possible in my own poisonous plants researches. Dr Dauncey is based at Kew and has spent many years (certainly more than a decade) involved with the identification and effects of poisonous plants in Enland. She has already been a co-author of two volumes linked to this subject concerning plants growing in Britain. However, the remit of this title encompasses plants from all over the world and the large size of the book permits more exploration of the chemistry and groups of compounds found in these sometimes exotic plants. The structure of the book is one of themes and I think the concept works well in illustrating how different toxins can be. They may act on the heart or the brain, or the liver, or other parts of the body. The themes demonstrate the variety of poisons and their differing effects and are frequently biologically and chemically not related at all. So each section of the book can be extremely varied, to make this point. Also, some plants I had not seen in print before, such as the mexican prickly poppy contaminating crops grown to make cooking oil (mustard seed oil) led in 1998 to 3,000 hospitalisations and 60 deaths in one incident. A wide ranging title, that has great photographs and learned content that should interest anyone interested in learning about Poisonous Plants and their roles in nature and communities around the world.

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