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Common Poisonous Plants
Below is a list of some common plants which may produce a toxic reaction in animals. This list is intended only as a guide to plants which are generally identified as having the capability for producing a toxic reaction. This is not a complete list, if you have any concerns or questions, please contact our office. | 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 | | Cow cockle | seeds | wildflower, weed | | Cowslip | entire plant esp. leaves, stem | wildflower, herb | | 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-the-pulpit | entire plant esp. roots, leaves | wildflower | | Jatropha | seeds | tree, shrub | | Jerusalem Cherry | unripe fruit, foliage | ornamental plant | | 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 | | 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-the-mountain | 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 |
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