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T. baccata has played a major role in several religious traditions. This may have occurred because the tree is poisonous, valued for a variety of medicinal purposes, and symbolic of eternal life due to its evergreenness, exceptional longevity, and the wood's resistance ... Back | Taxus | Taxaceae | Site map | Contact us...
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www.conifers.org/ta/ta/baccata.htm
www.conifers.org/ta/ta/baccata.htm
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Alternative food plants, roots, leaves, fruits and seeds. ... about Taxus Baccata being such a widespread ornamental if it is so poisonous, particularly to children. The only empirical explanation, if not very reassuring, is that even children would not go about snacking on a Taxus.
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www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Taxus+baccata
www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Taxus+baccata
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This page contains information regarding a plant "known to be poisonous" to goats as well as other animals. This information was researched from various resources. Please note, that the author is not a botanist or specialist regarding plants.
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www.goatworld.com/health/plants/yew.shtml
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Notes on Poisonous plant parts: ... English yew (Taxus baccata) is an introduced ornamental shrub that is hardy in the warmest parts of Canada. This shrub has caused poisoning and death in cattle, horses, and humans. Ingesting leaves, bark, or seeds can cause poisoning in all animals.
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www.cookiebabyinc.com/poisonousplants/englishyew.html
www.cookiebabyinc.com/poisonousplants/englishyew.html
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Taxus baccata, better known to us as the yew tree, is one of our native evergreen conifers. Although found in woods, it has a rather special association with old churches and there’s a good chance that you will find a yew in almost any old churchyard in Ireland. ... The yew’s leaves and seeds are poisonous, so care must...
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www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/gardenerscorner/trees/yew...
www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/gardenerscorner/trees/yew.shtml
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Taxus baccata at Kew ... The Taxus part of the Latin name of the yew comes from the poisonous taxines (or taxanes) found in the tree. A highly poisonous alkaloid, eating just a few leaves can make a small child severely ill. In fact, the whole tree is a danger to the uninformed, including the bark, but with the exception...
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apps.kew.org/trees/?page_id=163
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In fact, all parts of the plant are poisonous which is due mostly to the alkaloid taxin. Gaius Plinius Secundus reported poisonings caused by the usage of yew utensils. ... Poisonous Plants and Animals...
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library.thinkquest.org/C007974/1_3yew.htm
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Taxus baccata in Arlós, Llanera, Asturias in Spain ... Taxus baccata / Barlind - from Botanical Garden Bergen Museum in Norway ... Categories: Taxus baccata | Poisonous plants...
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commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Taxus_baccata
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Taxus_baccata
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Latin name: Taxus baccata; Size: Grows to around 15m high. Usually round in outline. Distribution: Found throughout the UK. Often planted in parks for its ornamental qualities, and as hedges. Flowering months: The flowers, which look like tiny buds, The berries are harmless, and the poisonous seeds, which the birds...
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www.uksafari.com/yewtrees.htm
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