I'm cutting away a bunch of undergrowth on the hillside behind our house (making room for a garden, getting more sun on the pool, getting the back deck to feel less cramped...), and the easiest way to deal with what I cut down seems to be a burn pile. Thing is, some of these plants I can't identify, and I'm wary of burning them without knowing that, because I'm well aware that some plants can produce toxic smoke.

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