Poisonous Plants
Across
- 4. A long-lived churchyard tree with dark green needles and toxic red berries.
- 6. A giant invasive plant whose clear sap causes painful skin blisters in the summer sun.
- 7. A lethal olive-yellow wild mushroom that grows near tree roots and has a bulbous sac at the base.
- 9. A tall wild plant with purple, bell-shaped flowers that is highly toxic to the heart.
- 10. A common evergreen climbing vine that can irritate skin and blankets old stone walls.
Down
- 1. A deadly wild plant with shiny black berries whose name means "beautiful lady" in Italian, also known as deadly nightshade.
- 2. A toxic wild herb with clusters of white flowers that look like flat umbrellas or parsley.
- 3. A shiny yellow meadow flower that tastes bitter and is poisonous to grazing livestock.
- 5. A parasitic evergreen plant with white berries that grows high up in the branches of apple and oak trees.
- 8. A spiky, glossy evergreen leaf with bright red winter berries used for traditional decorations.