POISONOUS PLANTS

POISONOUS PLANTS, the species of flora, which produce and accumulate toxic substances, which can cause poisoning of humans and animals. In the RB they can be found among Pterophyta, Lycopodiophyta, Equisetophyta, Gymnospermae and Angiospermae. They are widespread in such families as Umbellíferae, Liliaceae, Ranunculaceae, Scrophulariaceae, etc. There are more than 100 species of P.p. in the Republic, out of which about 20 are included in The Red List of the RB (swamp ledum, foxfeet, Thermopsis lanceolata, etc).