A portfolio of illustrations

of some plants known to be poisonous in S.E. Australia

E - G

Plant Name	Notes*	Thumbnail Click for web view	High resolution PDF A4 page for printing
Euonymus europaeus CELASTRACEAE	European Spindle Tree, Poison Wood These plants are dangerously poisonous because of their violently purgative action. All parts of the tree are considered to be poisonous.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Euonymus japonicus CELASTRACEAE	Spindle Tree These plants are dangerously poisonous because of their violently purgative action.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Euonymus sp. CELASTRACEAE	Spindle Tree These plants are dangerously poisonous because of their violently purgative action. Their history as poisonous plants dates back to Theophrastus, several centuries before Christ.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Euphorbia peplus EUPHORBIACEAE	Petty Spurge These plants are dangerously poisonous. They are often found as weeds in gardens.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Euphorbia pulcherrima EUPHORBIACEAE	Poinsettia This plant is dangerously poisonous. It is the emblem of Brisbane in Queensland. The leaves, sap and seeds are poisonous.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Gelsemium sempervirens LOGANIACEAE	Carolina Jasmine ,Yellow Jasmine, Jessamine, False Jasmine This plant can prove fatally poisonous. It is poisonous in all its parts.		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page
Gyromitra sp. HELVELLACEAE	False Morel, Lorchel		Full page PDF suitable to print as A4 page

*Information in the 'Notes' field is taken from:
Everist, Selwyn L. (1974). Poisonous Plants of Australia. Angus & Robertson, Sydney, N.S.W.
Shepherd, R.C.H. (2004) Pretty but Poisonous. R.G. and F.J. Richardon, Melbourne.
Wilson, S. (1997). Some Plants are Poisonous. Reed Books Australia, Kew, Victoria.