“The problem is that members of the carrot family all look fairly similar. Wild carrot and wild parsnip look quite similar to some very deadly species and even experienced foragers are often quite ...

COLUMN. Every year, dozens of people in France suffer mainly digestive symptoms after eating inedible squash. The biochemical ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — From the deserts to the mountains, the Land of Enchantment has a lot of nature – much of it beautiful, and some of it warranting caution. That includes toxic, or poisonous plants ...

UNION, IA -- When you venture outside this summer, be on the lookout for Wild Parsnip. The poisonous weed grows in nearly all 50 states and causes burning and itching sensations. Parsnip looks like a ...

Poison hemlock, a deadly plant that can harm both humans and animals, is spreading across Indiana. The plant resembles members of the carrot family but has key distinguishing features, such as ...

Ohio's native Blue-eyed Mary and Pawpaw flowers are not the only plants blossoming this season. The nonnative poison hemlock, one of North America's deadliest plants, are in full bloom all across ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. It might look like an ordinary weed, but a highly toxic plant is lurking in many parts of North Carolina – and it could be growing ...

The 10 snakes faced a tough predicament. Collected from the Colombian Amazon, they had been without food for several days in ...

A toxic tour of the high-security facility with more than a hundred plants that could kill you. “Look, don’t touch” is the motto at Alnwick’s poison garden in Northumberland, unless you’re a ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Poison hemlock grows in 20+ North Carolina counties, including Mecklenburg and Wake. Ingestion or contact can cause serious symptoms, ...