The Atlas of Deadly Plants takes readers on a world tour of 50 dangerous species, exploring their toxic properties and cultural impact.
Lavishly illustrated, this book unveils the eerie beauty and deadly secrets of nature's most infamous plants and fungi. Alice Smith's beautiful bespoke artwork layers each species with cultural significance and symbolism, and appears alongside more than 80 botanical illustrations from the 18th and 19th centuries.
From deadly nightshade to peyote, heartbreak grass to the ordeal bean - each of these poisonous specimens has a curious tale to tell.
Size: 254 x 197mm (hardback)
Pages: 256 (100 illustrations)
Publisher: Greenfinch
