Toxic Plants of North America
ISBN: 9780813820347 | 0813820340
Edition: 2ndFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 1/29/2013
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Toxic Plants of North America, Second Edition is a fully updated reference for both wild and domestic toxic plants on the North American continent. This new edition covers both animal and human intoxications, including plant morphology and distribution, associated disease problems, toxicants and their mechanisms of action, clinical signs and pathologic changes of intoxications, and treatment approaches. Updates include color images throughout, coverage of new species, and revisions in the classification and nomenclature of the genera and specie... MORE
1 Introduction
2 Adoxaceae E.Mey.
3 Agavaceae Endl.
4 Aloaceae Batsch
5 Amaranthaceae Juss.
6 Anacardiaceae Lindl.
7 Annonaceae Juss.
8 Apiaceae Lindl.
9 Apocynaceae Juss.
10 Aquifoliaceae Bartl.
11 Araceae Juss.
12 Araliaceae Juss.
13 Asteraceae Martinov
14 Berberidaceae Juss.
15 Boraginaceae Juss.
16 Brassicaceae Burnett
17 Calycanthaceae Lindl.
18 Campanulaceae Juss.
19 Cannabaceae Endl.
20 Caprifoliaceae Juss.
21 Caryop... MORE
22 Celastraceae R.Br.
23 Chenopodiaceae Vent.
24 Convolvulaceae Juss.
25 Coriariaceae DC.
26 Crassulaceae DC.
27 Cucurbitaceae Juss.
28 Cupressaceae Bartl.
29 Cycadaceae L.
30 Dennstaedtiaceae Ching
31 Ebenaceae Gürke
32 Equisetaceae Michx. ex DC.
33 Ericaceae Juss.
34 Euphorbiaceae Juss.
35 Fabaceae Lindl.
36 Fagaceae Dumort
37 Fumariaceae L.
38 Gelsemiaceae (G.Don) Struwe & V.A.Albert
39 Ginkgoaceae Engl.
40 Hypericaceae Juss.
41 Iridaceae Juss.
42 Juglandaceae A.Rich. ex Kunth
43 Juncaginaceae Rich.
44 Lamiaceae Martinov
45 Lauraceae Juss.
46 Liliaceae Juss.
47 Linaceae DC. ex Perleb.
48 Malvaceae Juss.
49 Meliaceae Juss.
50 Nitrariaceae Lindl.
51 Oleaceae Hoffmanns. & Link
52 Oxalidaceae R.Br.
53 Papaveraceae Juss.
54 Phyllanthaceae Martinov
55 Phytolaccaceae R.Br.
56 Pinaceae Lindl.
57 Plantaginaceae Juss.
58 Poaceae Barnhart
59 Polygonaceae Juss.
60 Primulaceae Vent.
61 Pteridaceae Rchb.
62 Ranunculaceae Juss.
63 Rhamnaceae Juss.
64 Rosaceae Juss.
65 Rubiaceae Juss.
66 Rutaceae Juss.
67 Sapindaceae Juss.
68 Scrophulariaceae Juss.
69 Solanaceae Juss.
70 Taxaceae A.Gray
71 Thymelaeaceae Juss.
72 Urticaceae Juss.
73 Verbenaceae J.St.-Hil.
74 Viscaceae Batsch
75 Zamiaceae Horan.
76 Zygophyllaceae R.Br.
77 Families with Species of Questionable Toxicity or Significance
78 Identification of Toxic Plants
Appendix A. Plant Taxa Listed by Their Principal Adverse Effects and Main Organs Affected
Appendix B. Plants of Concern for Dogs, Cats, and Other Pets
Glossary
Index
George E. Burrows, DVM, PhD, is emeritus professor of toxicology and former adjunct toxicologist in the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory of the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Stillwater. The author of numerous journal articles on the identification of plant toxicants and their mechanisms of action, he has also served as an associate editor for Veterinary & Human Toxicology, coordinating a feature page, "Poisonous Plant Cases."
Ronald J. Tyrl, PhD, is emeritus professor of botany and former curator of the herbarium at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. He is the coordinating editor of the Flora of Oklahoma Project and has authored numerous technical articles and books on the identification and classification of flowering plants.
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