This winter, California is seeing the largest outbreak of mushroom poisonings in at least the past three decades. In a ...

Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team issued the warning yesterday (Monday) after Hemlock Water Dropwort — also known as Dead ...

The local coastguard has issued a warning to anyone visiting to keep their children and pets away from the plants because ...

In pre-Roman Sardinia, a chilling legend recounts how Phoenician settlers employed a potent poison, hemlock water dropwort, for the ritualistic killing of the elderly and the execution of criminals.

The goal of Yakima County Noxious Weed Board is to educate the public to prevent exposure and illness from dangerous plants. Two of the world’s most deadly plants have lovely white flowers and grow ...

For those spending much of their time in the great outdoors this summer, being able to tell poisonous plants in the wild apart from harmless plants may be the difference between life and death.

Made famous through the trial of Socrates and several works of literature, including Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Macbeth, poison hemlock is an extremely toxic plant that poses a risk this summer. Also ...

Poison oak poses rising risk as heat and CO2 boost its spread and toxicity. Poodle-dog bush causes severe skin rashes; avoid areas recovering from fire. Common yard plants like lilies and tulips can ...

This season has hosted a variety of severe weed pressures. One of the more notable weeds, and one I have heard the most about from a broad audience, is poison hemlock. This plant produces coniine and ...

A jar of Perforate St John's-wort, a plant that can help treat mild to moderate cases of depression. Herbalist Alexandra Radoaca’s Romanian ancestry means that she grew up learning about how to use ...