Plants that Poison: A New Zealand Guide is written by botanist Henry Connor and toxicologist John Fountain. It is arranged into categories such as berries and fruits, seeds and pods, and trees and shrubs so that people can quickly identify potential poisonous plants.
Published by Manaaki Whenua Press the guide is available in bookshops.
The National Poisons Centre is based in Dunedin, and can be reached on 0800 POISON.
