Australia’s Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria, A Guide to Species of Medical and Veterinary Importance

Publication Year: 2012

Author / Editor: Ross McKenzie

Overview: This comprehensive, full-colour guide serves as a primary resource on major natural health threats affecting humans, domestic animals, and native wildlife in Australia. It focuses primarily on prevention and details various poisonous flowering plants, ferns, cone-bearing plants, macrofungi, ergot fungi, and cyanobacteria.

Key Topics Covered:

Identification of poisonous species categorized by life form, flower type, and color
Detailed descriptions of toxins, affected animals, clinical signs, and post-mortem changes
Management, therapy, prevention, and control methods for poisonings
Quick-reference symbols, poisoning hot-spots, and indices of affected animals and organs