The Poison Garden

Plants and fungi that harm. Which part, which toxin, what it does, and the harmless look-alikes it is confused with.

NL·0301 · Bufonidae

Cane toad

Rhinella marina

NL·0412 · Dendrobatidae

Dyeing poison frog

Dendrobates tinctorius

NL·0670 · Salamandridae

Fire salamander

Salamandra salamandra

NL·0413 · Dendrobatidae

Golden poison frog

Phyllobates terribilis

NL·0700 · Somniosidae

Greenland shark

Somniosus microcephalus

NL·0743 · Tetraodontidae

Japanese pufferfish (torafugu)

Takifugu rubripes

NL·0427 · Elapidae

King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

NL·0779 · Varanidae

Komodo dragon

Varanus komodoensis

NL·0563 · Nymphalidae

Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

NL·0577 · Ornithorhynchidae

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus