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A portfolio of illustrations

of some plants known to be poisonous in S.E. Australia

U - Z

Plant Name	Notes*	Thumbnail Click for web view	High resolution PDF A4 page for printing
Urtica incisa URTICACEAE	Stinging Nettle Contact with the stinging hairs produces reddening accompanied by marked itching. Symptoms can persist in sensitive individuals.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Vinca major APOCYNACEAE	Greater Periwinkle, Blue Periwinkle, Sorcerer's Violet This plant is potentially toxic. It is a common garden plant.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Volvaria gloiocephala PLUTEACEAE			Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Wisteria sinensis FABACEAE	Chinese Wisteria All parts of this plant are suspected to be toxic.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Zantedeschia aethiopica ARACEAE	Calla Lily, Lily of the Nile, Arum Lily. Pig Lily All parts of these plants are dangerously poisonous.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Zantedeschia elliottiana ARACEAE	Golden Calla All parts of these plants are dangerously poisonous.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page

*Information in the 'Notes' field is taken from:
Everist, Selwyn L. (1974). Poisonous Plants of Australia. Angus & Robertson, Sydney, N.S.W.
Wilson, S. (1997). Some Plants are Poisonous. Reed Books Australia, Kew, Victoria.