Wicked Plants: The A-Z of Plants That Kill, Maim, Intoxicate and Otherwise Offend: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities - Hardcover

Amy Stewart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1604691271 ISBN 13: 9781604691276

Publisher: Timber Press, 2010

Synopsis

A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glinting red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a climbing plant that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. Bestselling author Amy Stewart takes on two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations in an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate and otherwise offend. Menacing botanical illustrations render a ghastly portrait of evildoers that may be lurking in your back (or front) garden. Drawing on history, medicine, science and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, enlighten and alarm even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.

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Review:

Amy Stewart's book is beautifully presented. Etchings, drawings and calligraphy give the appearance of an ancient herbal with a hint of Harry-Potter spell book... The writing style is very readable, light and entertaining. It's a fun, informative book about what Stewart calls the 'unfathomable evils' of the plant kingdom and the presentation makes it an enticing read. --Eden Magazine

About the Author:

Amy Stewart tends a poison garden of her own in northern California. She is the award-winning author of four books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Timber Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1604691271
• ISBN 13: 9781604691276
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 236