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Oleander (Nerium oleander)
 
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Oleander

Definition:

Poisoning from sucking nectar from the flowers, chewing leaves, using the branches as skewers to roast meat, or from honey made by bees using the oleander plant for nectar.

Poisonous ingredient:

  • nerioside
  • oleondroside

Note: This list may not be all inclusive.

Where found:

  • twigs, leaves, and flowers of the oleander plant

Note: This list may not be all inclusive.


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