What plant, often mistaken for wild onion, contains neurotoxic alkaloids?
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Death camas
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What plant, often mistaken for wild onion, contains neurotoxic alkaloids?
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Death camas
What plant caused milk sickness in 19th-century American settlers?
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White snakeroot
What plant, also called 'devil's trumpet', contains tropane alkaloids causing delirium?
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Jimsonweed
What plant's raw berries contain cyanogenic glycosides but are safe cooked?
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Elderberry
What plant's young shoots are edible but roots and berries are toxic?
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Pokeweed
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What plant caused milk sickness in 19th-century American settlers?
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