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On The Ledge

Jane Perrone

Episode 306 part five: the pea that's a biological weapon

OCT 29, 202510 MIN
On The Ledge

Episode 306 part five: the pea that's a biological weapon

OCT 29, 202510 MIN

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For full show notes visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2025/10/24/episode-306-the-atlas-of-deadly-plants

My new book The Atlas of Deadly Plants is out this week, published by Greenfinch, so I thought I'd celebrate by offering up a series of mini-podcast episodes digging into some of the themes and facts from the book - just in time for Halloween!

In this mini-ep you'll hear a chapter from the book about Abrus precatorius, the rosary pea.

Want to buy a copy right now? Click here.

Check out Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here.

Support On The Ledge on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge

Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone