Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities

Explore the fascinating and often frightening world of poisonous, dangerous, and destructive plants, from New York Times bestselling author Amy Stewart.

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, horticulture and nature writer Amy Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature’s most appalling creations. It’s an A to Z of plants that kill, maim...