This book from the series “What is what” tells about the most common poisonous plants in our country, about their habitats, as well as about the healing properties of many of them. The words "poisonous plant" involuntarily cause a disturbing feeling. In the memory of themselves pop up stories from books and films telling about conspiracies, murders, evil sorcerers... It seems that poisonous plants are something very dangerous, harmful. In fact, there are no plants in nature only harmful or only useful . This is a very primitive division people came up with solely for the sake of their convenience. After all, any plant has many different properties, and often the most deadly can be used for good, for example, to heal the sick. For whom can the plant be deadly? Probably for a person who is careless or ignorant. Of course, no one is able to remember all kinds of trees, shrubs and grasses. But how do they look and how dangerous the most common ones are - you need to know . "What Is What" is a series of thematic encyclopedias published from 1994 to 2001 by the publishing house "Word" and aimed at school-age children. Initially, it was translated materials of a similar German series "Was ist was", but later, as part of the series, the publishing house began to produce works by domestic authors. The abundance of illustrations, fascination, diversity and accessibility of the presentation of the material predetermined the great popularity of the series. "What is What" easy reading - serious knowledge!Other books in the series "What is What":Byzantine Wolves of Heaven. Flags Calendar. Caves of the Cat. Time. Dolls. Butterflies Sculpture. Our Body . Ancient Greeks Ancient myths Myths of Slavs Sun Apes Ancient China . Painting Orbital Stations . Underwater exploration of the Earth Planet Ancient Greece. Trees. Forest. Poisonous plants . Money from Russia . Multimedia and virtual worlds Natural Disasters Mountains Pyramids Museums Travelers . Crusaders Weather. Bees, Bumblebees, Wasps Moors Elephants Fish Birds Ships Gladiators Samurai. Pirates. Water. Bridges . Geographic Maps of the Witch Star. Internet Seven Wonders of the World Predators Nuclear Power Arctic and Antarctic. Indians Horses Dinosaurs Ancient Russia . Moscow Rus Revival . Mysterious Treasure Phenomena . Tropical Forest