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Publicising poisonous plants

This poster published by Landcare New Zealand illustrates some of the more common poisonous plants that grow in New Zealand. It provides basic information about each plant – what it looks like, where it is found and which of its parts are poisonous. The illustrations are by botanical artist Pat Brooke.

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Manaaki Whenua Press

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Maggy Wassilieff, Poisonous plants and fungi – Poisonous native plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/9774/publicising-poisonous-plants (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Anna Dellow
15 November 2013
Manaaki Whenua Press is no longer publishing and I would really like two copies of this poster for our Mobile Kindergarten if anyone knows how to get some.
Javabala
01 July 2011
Why can't I right click/download this? Are you serious? The hits on this site are more important than human health?