We should all be aware of poisonous plants on nature walks. You don't necessarily need to be afraid of most of them, but you should know which plants are poisonous and how they can be hurtful. You'll learn a bunch about plant defense mechanisms during this interesting episode!

Supplies for the nature study challenge:

• Nature journal or blank, white paper
• Colored pencils

For show notes and episode downloads, go to ourjourneywestward.com/poisonous-plant-nature-study. ←Find images of poisonous plants here, too!

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Explore more about the topics of plant defenses using the Defense Mechanisms of Plants study found in the Our Journey Westward Shop.

Other studies found in the Our Journey Westward Shop that would be nice go-alongs to this topic include Wonderful Wildflowers, Flower Families, and The Life Cycle of Flowering Plants.

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