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• Poisonous Plants of California. Fuller, Thomas C. and Elizabeth McClintock, 1986. Berkeley: University of California Press.

• Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants, 2nd Ed. Nelson LS, Shih RD and Balick MJ: Springer Science Publishing, 2019.

• Sunset Western Garden Book. Sunset Publishing Corporation, 2001.

• A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America. Peterson, Lee Allen 1977. Houghton Mifflin Company.

• Poisonous Plants Second Edition, A Handbook for Doctors, Pharmacists, Toxicologists, Biologists and Veterinarians. Frohne, Dietrich and Hans Jurgen Pfander 2004. Timber Press, Inc.

Websites

• University of California Safe and Poisonous Garden Plants
https://ucanr.edu/sites/poisonous_safe_plants/

• California Poison Control System
https://calpoison.org/topics/plant

• Science Direct: Learn More About Zigadenus
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/zigadenus/pdf

• Are Elderberry Bushes Poisonous, Norm’s Gardens
https://normsfarms.com/blogs/growing-and-harvesting-elderberry/are-elderberry-bushes-poisonous

• Guide to Poisonous Plants – College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences – Colorado State University
https://csuvth.colostate.edu/poisonous_plants/

• Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achillea_millefolium

• Is Agave Poisonous? SF Gate, November 15, 2019.
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/agave-poisonous-85296.html

• Are Hollyhocks Poisonous to Dogs? SF Gate, November 15, 2019.
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/hollyhocks-poisonous-dogs-82362.html

• Plants for a Future, November 15, 2019.
https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Anagallis+arvensis

• Bougainvillea Dangers, SF Gate, November 15, 2019.
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/bougainvillea-dangers-41076.html

• Toxicology Brief: Cycad Toxicosis in Dogs, November 15, 2019.
http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/toxicology-brief-cycad-toxicosis-dogs

• Canadian Biodiversty Information, November 15, 2019.
https://www.cbif.gc.ca/eng/species-bank/canadian-poisonous-plants-information-system/all-plants-scientific-name/hedera-helix/?id=1370403266879

• Lantana Plant Safe For Toddlers, Reuters, November 15, 2019.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lantana-toddlers/lantana-plant-safe-for-toddlers-idUSTRE6A02MI20101101

• North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, November 18, 2019.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/artemisia/

• Biology, Ecology, and Management of Blueweed, Montana State University Extension, November 18, 2019. http://msuextension.org/publications/AgandNaturalResources/EB0195.pdf

• Are Pyracantha Berries Poisonous? Poison Control National Capital Poison Center, November 20, 2019. https://www.poison.org/articles/are-pyracantha-berries-poisonous-183

• Dangerous Succulents: Photos and Descriptions of Succulent Varieties to use with Caution, July 12, 2020. https://debraleebaldwin.com/dangerous-succulents

• American Veterinarian: Poison Potential of Succulents.
https://www.americanveterinarian.com/news/the-poison-potential-of-succulents

• ASPCA: Animal Poison Control: https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control

• How Poisonous is Milkweed to Humans, San Francisco Gate, June 13, 2020. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/poisonous-milkweed-humans-74425.html