This guide gives the reader a "bird's eye" view of all the famous and well known poisonous and mind-altering plants of the world. The book is presented as a compact, colourful & scientifically accurate reference text. It covers more than 1200 of the most important plants that people are likely to be exposed to. More than 200 plants are treated in depth in short monographs, covering diagnostic characters, regions of origin & distribution, active ingredients, etc.

Over 550 superb colour photographs, 464 pages. Hardcover.