10 Most Deadly Plants In The World

Producer: Shreeja Bhattacharya

Oleander is beautiful yet deadly, it contains toxic compounds affecting the heart and nervous system.

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Belladonna which is also called deadly nightshade, its berries contain toxic alkaloids.

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Remember that all parts of Angel's Trumpet plant are toxic, causing hallucinations and paralysis.

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Digitalis is used in heart medications but it is also deadly due to cardiac glycosides.

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Water Hemlock is often mistaken for edible plants but it contains the highly toxic cicutoxin.

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Rosary Pea's seeds contain abrin which is a potent toxin damaging cells.

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Consuming white snakeroot can cause milk sickness due to tremetol.

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Deadly Amanita is a mushroom containing deadly toxins causing liver and kidney failure.

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Jimsonweed's seeds and leaves contain toxic alkaloids causing hallucinations and death.

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Castor Bean Plant's seeds contain ricin, one of the most lethal natural poisons.

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