| Description |
1 online resource (973 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
1. Understanding plants and plant poisoning -- 2. How to confirm tentative identifications -- 3. Common poisoning profiles -- pt. 1 Poisonous cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) -- 4. Poisonous cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) -- pt. 2 Poisonous fungi -- 5. Poisonous fungi -- pt. 3 Poisonous vascular plants -- 6. Poisonous ferns -- 7. Poisonous cycads -- 8. Poisonous grasses, sedges and mat-rushes -- 9. Poisonous grass-trees -- 10. Poisonous grass-like herbs (iris and lily families) -- 11. Poisonous forbs (non-grass-like herbs) -- 12. Poisonous vines (climbing plants and creepers) -- 13. Poisonous shrubs -- 14. Poisonous trees -- 15. Digest of poisonous cyanobacteria, algae, slime moulds, macrofungi and plants in Australia |
| Summary |
"Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria is the first full-colour, comprehensive guide to the major natural threats to health in Australia affecting domestic and native animals and humans. The overriding aim of the book is to prevent poisoning, as there are few effective treatments available, particularly in domestic animals. The species have been chosen because of their capacity to threaten life or damage important organs, their relative abundance or wide distribution in native and naturalised Australian flora, or because of their extensive cultivation as crops, pastures or in gardens. These include flowering plants, ferns and cone-bearing plants, macrofungi, ergot fungi and cyanobacteria. The plant species are grouped by life form such as herbs, grasses and sedges, shrubs, trees, and for flowering plants by flower type and colour for ease of identification. Species described have colour photographs, distribution maps and notes on confusing species, habitats, toxins, animals affected, conditions of poisoning, clinical signs and symptoms, post mortem changes, therapy, prevention and control. Symbols are used for quick reference to poisoning duration and available ways of managing poisoning. As further aids to understanding, poisoning hot-spots are highlighted and the book lists plants under the headings of animals affected and organs affected. A Digest gives brief details for all poisonous species in Australia."--CSIRO Publishing Website |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description from eBook on CSIRO Publishing page (viewed April 2020) |
| Subject |
Poisonous plants -- Australia
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Poisonous plants -- Toxicology -- Australia
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Toxigenic fungi -- Australia
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Cyanobacteria -- Australia
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Plant toxins -- Physiological effect
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Veterinary toxicology.
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Cyanobacteria
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Plant toxins -- Physiological effect
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Poisonous plants
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Poisonous plants -- Toxicology
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Toxigenic fungi
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Veterinary toxicology
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
CSIRO Publishing, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9781486313877 |
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1486313876 |
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