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Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass

Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass
Amianthium muscaetoxicum
Yes, this plant is quite poisonous.

Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass literally is poison, especially the bulbs. The plant has been used for a natural poison to kill, you guessed it, flies. The name Stagger Grass refers to the effect it has on livestock that is careless enough to eat the plant.
Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) (DSMF0234)
Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) (DSMF0234)		 Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) (DSMF0235)
Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) (DSMF0235)		 Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) (DSMF0237)
Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) (DSMF0237)		 Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) (DSMF0236)
Fly Poison, Crow Poison, or Stagger Grass (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) (DSMF0236)

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