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The Big, Bad Book of Botany

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by Michael Largo


  MARGIE BAUER: Mimosa pudica.

  KRISTI BETTENDORF: (Caesalpina pulcherrima); Sphenophyllum; Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens).

  BEVERLY BORLAND: Castor Oil Bush; Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum); Black-eyed Susan (Rudbekia hirta); Diviner’s Sage (Salvia divinorum); Lavender (Lavandula); Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra); Ragweed; Red Tide Algae.

  SILVIA BOTA: Absinthe (Artemisia absinthium); Artichoke; Azalea; Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia regina); Broccoli; Calla Lily; Dahlia; Dragonwort; Elderflower (Sambucus); Ginkgos; Khat (Catha edulis); Kiwi; Magnolia; Nepenthe; Nettle; Rhododendron; Rose; Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans); St. John’s Wort; Water Hyacinth; Weeping Willow; Victoria amazonica; Witch Hazel.

  MARGE BROWN: Carrot; Foxglove; Ferns; Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata); Palms.

  MARIE CHANEY: Bad Woman (Cnidoscolus angustidens); Bamboo; Blue Algae (Cyanobacteria); Fungi; Hemlock; Marigold; Venus Flytrap; Wolffia angusta.

  SUSAN CUMINS: Bleeding Heart (Dicentra); Buttercup; Cannabis; Cyanide Grass (Johnson Grass); Eucalyptus; Fig; Giant Hogweed; Horsetails; Mistletoe; Paprika; Tupelo Tree; Varnish Tree (Taxicodendron vernicifluum); Wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Wattieza.

  JEANIE DUCK: Death Cap; Doll’s Eyes; Jasmine flowers (Jasminum spp.); Juniper; Kumquat.

  JULIO FIGUEROA: Aloe vera; Amorphophallus titanium; Avocado (Persea Americana); Beech (Fagus grandifolia); Birch (Betula alleghaniensis); Birch; Cashew; Coconut; Conifers; Garlic (Allium sativum); Hot Peppers (Red savina); Jackfruit; Mango; Oak (Quercus alba); Philodendron; Potato; Sugar Maple; Tomato.

  BOBBI GARBER: Eggplant; Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum); Sunflower.

  PAULINE GOLDSMITH: Agave (Agave tequilana); Beer Plant (Humulus lupulus); Belladonna; Betel Palm; Blister Bush (Peucedanum galbanum); Blue Bell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta); Burning Bush (Dictamnus albus); Chrysanthemum; Dumb Cane (Diffenbachia); Indonesian Bay Leaf; Kudzu (Pueraria lobata); Leaf of God (Tabernanthe iboga); Lie Detector Bean (Calabar); Mace (Myristica fragrans); Poison Ivy; Poison Leaf Plant (Dichapetalum cymosum); Quinine (bark of cinchona tree); Rattan Palm; Satan’s Apple (Mandragora officinarum); Snakeroot (Death Camas); St. Anthony’s Fire (Ergot); Stinking Roger (Hyoscyamus niger); Yerba (Ilex paraguariensis); Yew (Taxus baccata); Zubrowka (Hyerochloe odorata); Monkey Tree; Mustard.

  LEO HERNANDEZ: Ant Plant (Hydnophytum formicarum); Corn; Hydnora africane; Peyote (Lohophora williamsii); Skunk Cabbage; Vanilla; Welwitschia mirabilis.

  ANDRES KELICH: Coffee.

  CAROL ANN LANE: Angel Trumpet; Be-Still Tree (Nerium oleander); Hot Lips Plant (Psychotria elata); Lithops julii.

  ELSA NADAL: Alfalfa Sprouts; Celery; Chinese Juniper; Cypress; Cordaites; Drakaea glyptodon (Australian endangered orchid); Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); Horseradish; Lepidodendron; Olive Tree; Oregano (Origanum vulgare); Maple (Acer palmatum); Onion; Redwood; Water Lily; White Pine.

  CAROL ONSTAD: Cucumber.

  JOE PULLEN: Elm.

  DONNA TORRES: Ayahuasca; Cigarette Plant (Nicotiana tabacum); Coca; Mystical Mushrooms; Tulip; Yopo (Anadenanthera peregrina).

  COPYRIGHT

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  THE BIG, BAD BOOK OF BOTANY. Copyright © 2014 by Michael Largo. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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