Plants and fungi with toxic proteins and polypeptides


Amanita verna, a basidiomycete, one of the most poisonous mushrooms

Phaseolus vulgaris, bean, Fabaceae, seeds

Abrus precatorius, precatory bean, jequirity, Fabaceae, seeds

Robinia pseudoacacia, black locust, Fabaceae flowers, leaves

Aleurites fordii, tung nut, Euphorbiaceae, seeds

Ricinus comunis, castor bean, Euphorbiaceae, plant, fruits

Viscum album, mistletoe, Loranthaceae, herbarium sheet

Phoradendron serotinum, mistletoe, Loranthaceae, flowers, fruits, plant

Penicillium conidiophores, conidia and mycelium, a source of penicillin

Synsephalum dulciferum, miracle fruit, Sapotaceae, branch with fruit

Zizyphus obtusifolius, Rhamnaceae, overall, flower


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