Dangerous Plants That Grow In Our Yards

On one of my newsfeeds today, there was an article about 10 common but deadly plants.  Most people tend to think that most weeds and plants are fairly harmless.  The common ones that come to mind are Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, and Poison Sumac.  Yet there are many other ones we should be careful of, especially if we have children, grandchildren, or pets.

When I was about 5 growing up on the dairy, my grandmother used to pick these berries called gooseberries.  They made a really tasty pie!  I used to stay pretty much in the areas between the house and the barns, but, one day I wandered to the back side of the barn and there were these beautiful berries growing all over.  Plump, luscious looking, and I just couldn't resist...I thought they were gooseberries!  Well, when I went back into the house, my Mother asked what the red was all over my mouth.  I told her I was eating Grammas gooseberries.  She hurried me out the door and had me show her where this patch of berries was.  Next thing I know I was in the emergency room getting my stomach pumped.  I had eaten deadly nightshade! How lucky I was that my Mother noticed, and that I hadn't wiped the juice off my chin to get rid of the evidence.  

Nightshade is fairly common in our neck of the woods.  I patrol my yard around the house and barns just to pull it out and make sure MY grandchildren never get into it and have to go through what I did!  I thought that today I would pass on the link with some of the other poisonous plants.  There are good color photos so that it would make them easier to identify and see if you have any in your yard.
http://www.oddee.com/item_97805.aspx