What plant, often mistaken for wild onion, contains neurotoxic alkaloids?
Answer
Death camas
79 Poisonous Plants Trivia Questions with Answers
79 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What plant caused milk sickness in 19th-century American settlers?
Answer
White snakeroot
Which plant's all parts are toxic, with seeds containing a cardiac glycoside?
Answer
Lily of the valley
What is the toxic compound in the berries of Daphne mezereum?
Answer
mezerein
What tree's seeds contain strychnine, historically used as a poison?
Answer
Strychnos nux-vomica
Which plant's seeds are used to produce the poison abrin, which is similar to ricin?
Answer
jequirity bean
What plant contains the toxic alkaloid colchicine, used in medicine for gout?
Answer
autumn crocus
What plant's sap can cause severe skin burns when exposed to sunlight?
Answer
giant hogweed
What part of the rhubarb plant is poisonous if eaten?
Answer
leaves
What plant was used to execute Socrates and contains coniine?
Answer
poison hemlock
What is the common name of the plant Atropa belladonna?
Answer
deadly nightshade
What plant is the source of the heart medication digitalis?
Answer
foxglove
What plant's seeds contain the toxin ricin?
Answer
castor bean