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Canid - It does not. It only indicates that fatalities are known to have occurred. I double checked to ensure that I was correct in adding it and I was. It is listed as Prunus spp. so all varieties.

At the risk of injuring someone with misinformation, Sam, the roots, leaves, stems and leaves of Poke or Pokeweed are "dangerously poisonous". Not my words, that's from the Peterson guide.
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If anyone has any spare newspaper would you be kind enough to ship it to Mrs. Wareagle?

A generic Southern girl.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poke_Salad_Annie

And please note, it should be Poke Sallet not Salad. Inquiring minds just found out.

Yes. It's actually pretty versatile. You can cook it like asparagus, cook it as greens or pickle it. The young shoots can be boiled for 20-30 minutes in at least two changes of water. The older...

Believe it or not, Poke is what got me started on my quest to learn wilderness ways. I can remember my mom picking the stuff and cooking it when I was a kid. Several changes of water later, we'd eat...

I have to think Castor Bean is at the top along with the Aminitas 1.)Death Cap (Amanita Phalloides) 2.)Fool's Mushroom or Spring Destroying Angel (Aminita Verna) 3.) Destroying Angel (Aminita Virosa).

Here is a nice site from Purdue University (Yeah, Indiana!) that lists plant by Extremely Toxic, Moderately Toxic and Minimally Toxic. I think that's about the best we're going to get. I don't know...

I just stumbled upon this and thought it was good advice:

There are bold mushroom hunters and there are old mushroom hunters, but there are no old bold mushroom hunters. --- A wise person

I can offer up some books.

Human Poisoning from Native and Cultivated Plants. Hardin, James W. and Jay M. Arena.

Poisonous Plants of the United States and Canada. Kingsbury, John M.
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According to the CDC, Water Hemlock is the most poisonous plant in North America.

"Water hemlock -- also known as beaver poison, children's bane, death-of-man, poison parsnip, and false parsley...

Hopeak, there is a list of poisonous plants in my Peterson field guide. Here are some of the ones known to have caused fatalities.

American Yew
Azalea
Baneberries
Black Locust
Canada Moonseed...