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Dried yew plant material retains its toxicity for several months [38] and even increases its toxicity as the water is removed. [39] Fallen leaves should therefore also be considered toxic. Poisoning usually occurs when leaves of yew trees are eaten, but in at least one case a victim inhaled sawdust from a yew tree. [40]
Taxus canadensis, the Canada yew [2] or Canadian yew, is a conifer native to central and eastern North America, thriving in swampy woods, ravines, riverbanks and on lake shores. Locally called simply as "yew", this species is also referred to as American yew or ground-hemlock. Most of its range is well north of the Ohio River.
This can have fatal results if yew 'berries' are eaten without removing the seeds first. Grazing animals, particularly cattle and horses, are also sometimes found dead near yew trees after eating the leaves, though deer are able to break down the poisons and will eat yew foliage freely. In the wild, deer browsing of yews is often so extensive ...
Hoosier National Forest, other agencies and volunteers are mapping where invasive plants are growing in Indiana's Charles C. Deam Wilderness.
Modern-day longbow makers report that a very small percentage of yew trees are of a grain suitable for their craft. [4] The Japanese have used the wood for decorative purposes, [16] and the Taiwanese have valued it as well. [4] The juicy red cup around the seed seems to be edible (but not the toxic seed within), [24] with a mild cherry jello ...
The Indiana Dunes is an area of land beside Lake Michigan, in the State of Indiana, United States. It includes Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes State Park. Non-native plant species, specifically invasive species, have colonized that area. Invasive plants are those plants that aggressively spread throughout an area and out-compete ...
The seeds grows on the Cerbera odollam plant, known as the "suicide tree" or "pong pong." The plant is listed under the FDA's poisonous plant database and its seeds contain a poison that causes ...
Taxaceae (/ t æ k ˈ s eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), commonly called the yew family, is a coniferous family which includes six extant and two extinct genera, and about 30 species of plants, or in older interpretations three genera and 7 to 12 species.