Plants potentially poisonous to pets
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| PLANT |
TOXIC PARTS |
PLANT TYPE |
| Aconite |
roots, foliage, seeds |
garden flower |
| Apple |
seeds |
cultivated tree |
| Arrowgrasses |
leaves |
marsh plants |
| Atropa belladonna |
entire plant esp. seeds, roots |
garden herb |
| Autumn Crocus |
entire plant |
garden flower |
| Azaleas |
entire plant |
cultivated & wild shrub |
| Baneberry |
berries, roots |
wildflower |
| Bird-of-Paradise |
pods |
garden flower |
| Black locust |
entire plant esp. bark, shoots |
tree |
| Bloodroot |
entire plant esp. stem, roots |
wildflower, herb |
| Box |
entire plant esp. leaves |
ornamental shrub |
| Buckeye |
sprouts, nuts, seeds |
tree |
| Buttercup |
entire plant esp. leaves |
wildflower, garden herb |
| Caladium |
entire plant |
house plant |
| Carolina jessamine |
flowers, leaves |
ornamental plant |
| Castor bean |
entire plant esp. beans |
house plant |
| Chinaberry tree |
berries |
tree |
| Chockcherries |
leaves, cherries, pit |
wild shrub |
| Christmas berry |
leaves |
shrub |
| Christmas Rose |
rootstock, leaves |
garden flower |
| Common privet |
leaves, berries |
ornamental shrub |
| Corn cockle |
seeds |
wildflower, weed |
| Cowbane |
entire plant esp. roots |
wildflower, herb |
| Corn cockle |
seeds |
wildflower, weed |
| Cowslip |
entire plant esp. leaves, stem |
wildflower, weed |
| PLANT |
TOXIC PARTS |
PLANT TYPE |
| Daffodil |
bulbs |
garden flower |
| Daphne |
bark, berries, leaves |
ornamental shrub |
| Day lily |
entire plant is toxic to cats |
garden & wildflower |
| Death Camas |
leaves, stems, seeds, flowers |
field herb |
| Delphinium (Larkspur) |
entire plant esp. sprouts |
wildflower |
| Dumbcane |
entire plant |
house plant |
| Dutchman’s breeches |
roots, foliage |
wild & garden flower |
| Easter lily |
entire plant is toxic to cats |
flowering house plant |
| Elderberry |
leaves, bark, roots, buds |
tree |
| Elephant’s ear |
entire plant |
house plant |
| English Ivy |
entire plant esp. leaves, berries |
ornamental vine |
| European Bittersweet |
entire plant esp. berries |
vine |
| False Flax |
seeds |
wild herb |
| False hellebore |
roots, leaves, seeds |
ornamental flower |
| Fan weed |
seeds |
wildflower, herb |
| Field peppergrass |
seeds |
wildflower, herb |
| Foxglove |
leaves |
wild & garden flower |
| Holly |
berries |
shrub |
| Horsechestnut |
nuts, sprouts |
tree |
| Horse nettle |
entire plant esp. berries |
wildflower, herb |
| Hyacinth |
bulbs |
wild & house plant |
| Iris |
leaves, roots |
wild & garden flower |
| Jack-in-thepulpit |
entire plant esp. roots, leaves |
wildflower |
| Jatropha |
seeds |
tree, shrub |
| Jerusalem Cherry |
unripe fruit, foliage |
ornamental plant |
| PLANT |
TOXIC PARTS |
PLANT TYPE |
| Jimsonweed |
entire plant esp. seeds |
field plant |
| Laburum |
seeds, pods, flowers |
ornamental plant |
| Lantana |
foliage |
house plant |
| Larkspur |
young plants |
wildflower |
| Laurels |
leaves |
shrub |
| Lily of the valley |
leaves, flowers |
garden & wildflower |
| Lupines |
seeds, pods |
shrub |
| Manchineel Tree |
sap, fruit |
tree |
| Matrimony vine |
leaves, shoots |
ornamental vine |
| Mayapple |
unripe fruit, roots, foliage |
wildflower |
| Milk vetch |
entire plant |
wildflower |
| Mistletoe |
berries |
house plant |
| Monkshood |
entire plant esp. roots, seeds |
wildflower |
| Moonseed |
fruit, roots |
vine |
| Morning glory |
seeds, roots |
wildflower |
| Mountain mahogany |
leaves |
shrub |
| Mustards |
seeds |
wildflower |
| Narcissus |
bulbs |
garden flower |
| Nicotiana |
leaves |
garden flower |
| Nightshade |
leaves, berries |
wildflower, vine |
| Oaks |
shoots, leaves |
tree |
| Oleander |
leaves |
ornamental shrub |
| Philodendrons |
entire plant |
house plant |
| Pokeweed |
roots, seeds, berries |
field plant |
| Poinsettia |
leaves, stem, flowers |
house plant |
| PLANT |
TOXIC PARTS |
PLANT TYPE |
| Poison hemlock |
leaves, stem, fruit |
field plant |
| Potato |
shoots sprouts |
garden plant |
| Rattle box |
entire plant |
wildflower |
| Rhododendron |
leaves |
ornamental shrub |
| Rhubarb |
leaves |
garden plant |
| Rosary pea |
seeds |
house plant |
| Sago palm |
entire plant esp seeds |
ornamental plant |
| Skunk cabbage |
entire plant esp roots, leaves |
marsh plant |
| Smartweeds |
sap |
wildflower |
| Snow-on-themountain |
sap |
field plant |
| Sorghum |
leaves |
grass |
| Star of Bethlehem |
entire plant |
wildflower |
| Velvet grass |
leaves |
grass |
| Wild black cherry |
leaves, pits |
tree |
| Wild radish |
seeds |
wildflower |
| Wisteria |
pods, seeds |
ornamental plant |
| Woody aster |
entire plant |
wildflower |
| Yellow jessamine |
entire plant |
ornamental vine |
| Yellow oleander |
entire plant esp. leaves |
garden plant |
| Yellow pine flax |
entire plant esp. seedpods |
wildflower |
| Yew |
bark, leaves, seeds |
ornamental tree |
