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Toxic Plants

A

  • Aconite - All parts.

  • Alocasia - All parts.

  • Amaryllis - especially the bulb: induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

  • Anemone - All parts.

  • Angel's Trumpet - Varied toxic effects.

  • Almond - May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

  • Apple - Seeds (large quantities): Get to vet immediately.

  • Apricot - Seeds (large quantities): May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.  Get to vet immediately. 

  • Arrow Grasses - Leaves.

  • Arrowhead Vine - Irritates mouth, throat, tongue, lips.

  • Asparagus Fern - May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems.

  • Atropa Belladonna - All parts.

  • Avocado - Leaves and sterns.

  • Azalea - All parts:  May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems.

B

  • Balsam Pear - May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

  • Baneberry - All parts.

  • Belladonna - All parts.

  • Bird of Paradise - All parts: May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors and other problems.  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

  • Bittersweet - Leaves, unripe fruit, stem: May cause vomiting and diarrhea.

  • Black-eyed Susan - All parts.

  • Black locust - May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea, EXTREMELY TOXIC.  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, RUSH TO VET.

  • Black Nightshade - Berries.

  • Bleeding Heart - Foliage & roots.

  • Boston Ivy - Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips.

  • Box - Leaves & twigs: Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

  • Buckeye - All parts: May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

  • Bunchberry - All parts.

  • Buttercup - All parts.

C

  • Caladium - All parts.

  • Calla Lily - Bulbs.

  • Cardinal Flower

  • Caster Bean - Seeds and seed pulp: May cause vomiting and diarrhea.  EXTREMELY TOXIC.  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, RUSH TO VET.

  • Cherry - Seeds:  May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.  Get to vet immediately.

  • Chinaberry - Can produce convulsions.

  • Chokecherry - Bark & seeds.

  • Chrysanthemum - May cause a rash.

  • Collodium - Irritates mouth, throat, tongue & lips.

  • Coriaria - Can produce convulsions.

  •  - All parts.

  • Creeping Fig - May cause a rash.

  • Crown of Thorns - May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems.  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

D

  • Daffodil - Especially the bulb: May cause vomiting and diarrhea. Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

  • Daphne - Bark, fruit and leaves:  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

  • Deadly Nightshade

  • Dieffenbachia - Do NOT induce vomiting, get to vet.

  • Dologeton - Varied toxic effect.

  • Drunk Cane - Irritates mouth, throat, tongue, lips.

  • Dutchman's Breeches - Varied toxic effect.

E

  • Eggplant - Green growth & sprouts.

  • Elephants Ears - All parts.

  • English Ivy - Berries and leaves:  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

  • Eggplant

  • Elderberry

  • Emerald Duke - Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips.

  • Euonymus - Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

F

  • Ficus - Leaves.

  • Four-O-Clocks

  • Foxglove - All parts, especially seeds: May cause vomiting and diarrhea. RUSH TO VET!

G

  • Goldenchain Tree - Beanlike pods, seeds, flowers.

  • Ground Cherry - May cause vomiting and diarrhea.

H

  • Henbane

  • Holly - May cause vomiting abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

  • Honeysuckle - Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

  • Horse Chestnut - May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

  • Hyacinth - Bulbs.

  • Hydrangea - Get to vet immediately.

I

  • Iris - All parts.

  • Ivy - May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems.

J

  • Japanese Plum - May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

  • Jasmine - Varied toxic effects.to parts.

  • Jerusalem Cherry - Especially berries: May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems.

  • Jimsonweed - All parts, especially seeds:  Varied toxic effect.

L

  • Lantana - Unripe blackish berries.

  • Larkspur - All parts: May cause vomiting and diarrhea. RUSH TO VET, EMERGENCY!

  • Laurels - All parts.

  • Lilly of the Valley - All parts but the ripe fruit: RUSH TO VET, EMERGENCY!

  • Locoweed - Varied toxic effect.

  • Lupin - Varied toxic effect.

M

  • Majesty - Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips.

  • Marble Queen - Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips.

  • Marijuana - All parts: Hallucinogenic.

  • Mayapple - Varied toxic effect.

  • Mescal Bean - Seeds: Get to the vet immediately.  Nicotine poisoning.

  • Mock Orange - May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

  • Monkey Pod

  • Monkshood - RUSH TO VET, EMERGENCY!

  • Moonseed - Varied toxic effect.

  • Moonweed -  Can produce convulsions.

  • Morning Glory - Most parts, especially seeds: Hallucinogenic.

  • Mountain Laurel - All parts.

  • Mushrooms - All parts.

N

  • Neththytis Ivy - Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips.

  • Nightshade - Varied toxic effect.

  • Nutmeg - Hallucinogenic.

  • Nix Vomica - Can produce convulsions.

O

  • Oleander - All parts: RUSH TO VET, EMERGENCY!

P

  • Pathos - Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips.

  • Peach Pits - May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

  • Peony - Roots.

  • Periwinkle - Most parts.

  • Peyote - Buttons.

  • Philodendron - Leaves, stems and stalks:  Irritates mouth, throat, tongue and lips.  Do NOT induce vomiting, get to vet.

  • Pigweed - Varied toxic effect.

  • Poinsettia - All parts, especially seeds:  May cause a rash.

  • Poison Hemlock - All parts.

  • Poke Weed - May cause vomiting and diarrhea.

  • Potato - Greens & sprouts:  Do NOT induce vomiting, although animal may vomit on its own.  Get to vet.

  • Pot Mum - May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems.

  • Precatory Beans - Seeds.

  • Privet - May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

R

  • Rain Tree - May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

  • Rhododendron - All parts.

  • Rhubarb - Leaf blade: Varied toxic effect.

  • Rosary Pea - Seeds.

S

  • Soapberry - May cause vomiting and diarrhea.

  • Skunk Cabbage - May cause vomiting and diarrhea.

  • Spurges

  • Sandbox Tree

  • Snowdrop - Bulbs.

  • Snow-on-the-mountain - All parts, especially the seeds.

T

  • Tom Apple - All parts, especially seeds.

  • Tobacco - All parts: Get to vet immediately.  Nicotine poisoning..

  • Tomato - Vine and all green growth:  Varied toxic effect.

  • Trumpet Vine - All parts, especially seeds.

  • Tulip - Especially the bulb:  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

U

  • Umbrella Plante - May cause vomiting, cramping, tremors as well as other problems.

W

  • Water Hemlock - Especially tubers.

  • Walnut - Hulls.

  • Weeping Fig - May cause a rash.

  • Wild Cherry - May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.

  • Wisteria - Sees:  May cause vomiting and diarrhea.  Induce vomiting, give lots of water, get to vet.

Y

  • Yellow Allemande 

  • Yellow Jasmine

  • Yew - All parts: May cause vomiting, abdominal, and in some cases, diarrhea.  Induce vomiting, GET TO VET, EMERGENCY!




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