Frequently (and not so frequently) Asked Questions
BRIEF: How can we figure out which of these plants are native to California?
QUESTION:
My son has just started Boy Scouts and in the interest
of finding which plants in California are poisonous to humans, we found your
Cornell webpage. It is very informative. We are still curious to know how
we can narrow the search down to those poisonous plants listed in your alpha
list which are located in California. Is there any way to find this out?
ANSWER:
Since I am from California, most of them are found there! Also, most plants native
to other parts
of the US and the world can grow there, and on occasion, do, if only in gardens.
The excellent paperback "Poisonous Plants of California" 1986 University of
California Press is
the best book ever written on the subject.