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PLANTS POISONOUS TO PETS
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Thanks to Roberta Malott for the idea for this 
page, and to Bob Hayes for the start of the list. 
Also, a BIG THANK YOU to Margaret Martin 
who typed her fingers to the bone to send me 
most of this list. These are my Yorkie list 
friends, and I'm so glad to have them.
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Copyright © 1999 
All rights reserved. 
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 These pages may be printed out for your own use, 
 but may not be used on any other web site.  Everyone has my 
permission to link to these pages if they so wish.
For a quick print out of just the plants on this page, click here.
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Some plants are known by different names. If 
you are ever in doubt, you should check with 
your local nursery. For instance the Calendula. 
It has a variety of names such as "Pot Marigold" 
and "Marsh Marigold".  It is a deadly plant 
and has killed pets. 
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I've come to the conclusion that plants and pets 
do NOT mix.  I urge you to take every precaution 
with your precious pets and keep them away from 
ALL plants.
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Toads
Another thing you should watch out for is Toads, 
especially the Colorado River Toad.  The toads have
a sac on their back legs that excretes a strong poison. 
The only hope you have is to carefully rinse out 
their mouths (side to side) and keep them cool - cover
with a cool, damp towel. Pray, and RUSH to a vet. 
Thanks to Susan Preston for this information on Toads.
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If you know of other plants that should be 
included on this page, please send them to me. 
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Click here to see a list of Poisonous Plant sites on the web.
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Copyright © 1999
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Acokanthera  All parts except ripe fruit. 
Aconite (Monkshood) Roots, flowers, and leaves.
Akee (Soapberry) Over or under-ripe fruit, fruit walls and large round black seeds
Aloe  A shrub or house plant. Latex beneath the skin.
Amaryllis A house plant. Bulbs contain alkloids
Amsinckia (Tarweed) Foliage and seeds. 
Anenome (Wildflower) Whole plant. 
Angel Trumpet Tree Flowers, leaves juice and seeds. 
Anthurium Leaves, stems and roots.
Apple  Seeds, leaves and bark. 
Apricot Pits Inner seed. 
Arrowhead Vine  Leaves, stems, and roots. 
Asparagus Berries and eating green shoots raw may cause dermatitis. 
Atamasco Lily Leaves and bulbs
Atropa Belladonna  All parts especially black berries. 
Australian Laurel Leaves, stems and fruit
Autumn Crocus Bulbs. 
Avocado, Alligator Pear Leaves, bark seeds, pit, unripe fruit and stems.
Azaleas A shrub. All parts are fatal. 
 
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Balsam Pear  Seeds, outer rind of fruit. 
Baneberry (Doll's Eyes) Red or white berries, roots and foliage. 
Beach Pea All parts.
Betel Nut Palm All parts.
Belladonna All parts. Especially flowers.
Bird of Paridise Seeds, pods and flowers. 
Bittersweet Berries.
Black Locust Bark, sprouts and foliage. 
Black Walnut  Hulls and bark. 
Bleeding Heart Leaves, stems and roots.
Bluebonnets All parts.
Blue Flag (Iris) Bulbs. 
Blue-Green algae Some forms are toxic.
Bloodroot All parts.
Bottlebrush Flowers. 
Bouncing Bet (Soapwort) All parts especially seeds and roots.
Boxwood All parts. 
Braken FernAll All parts especially roots. 
Buckeye Horse Chestnut Buds, nuts, leaves, bark, seedlings, and honey.
Blackthorn  Fruit and bark.
Broad Bean   Raw or half cooked beans
Buttercup  All parts except seeds.
 
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Caladium  All parts.
Calendula (known by many other names) All parts.
Calla Lilly  All parts. 
Canary Bird Bush Seeds.
Candelabra Cactus Leaves, stems and sap. A shrub or house plant. Milky latex.
Cardinal Flower All parts. 
Carolina Jessamine  Foliage, flowers and sap. A shrub.
Cashew  Shells contain a poisonous oil
Cassava Roots. 
Castor Bean  Beans/seeds are fatal. A shrub.
Castor-Oil Plant Foliage and young seedlings seeds are fatal.
Cat Claw Twigs and leaves.
Catelaw Acacia Twigs and leaves.
Ceriman Leaves, stems and roots.
Chalice Vine (Trumpet Vine) All parts. 
Cherry (Wild and Cultivated) Twigs, leaves, seed pits.
Cherry Laurel All parts. 
Chinaberry Tree Berries. A tree. 
Chinese Evergreen Leaves, stems and roots. 
Choke Cherry Kernel in the pit. A shrub. 
Christmas Berry Berries.
Christmas Cactus All parts. 
Christmas Candle Sap. 
Christmas Rose All parts especially leaves.
Chrysanthemum Leaves and stems.
Climbing Lily  All parts extremely poisonous especially tubers.
Coffee Weed All parts especially roots.
Columbine  All parts. 
Common Burdock Burs. 
Common Cocklebur Seeds, seedlings/all parts.
Common Privet Black or blue wax coated berries and leaves.
Coral Plant  All parts especially berries.
Corn Cockle Seeds
Corn Lily  All parts especially roots.
Coyotillo  Fruit may be fatal.
Crinum Lily Bulbs. 
Crocus Bulbs. 
Croton  Foliage, and shoots.
Cotoneaster A shrub 
Cowslip  Young leaves and stems especially toxic.
Cursed Crowfoot All parts.
Cyclamen  Foliage, stems and flowers. A house plant 
 
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Daffodil Bulbs, foliage, flower and pods. 
Daphne Berries are fatal. 
Datura (Jimson Weed) Leaves and seed.
Deadly Amanita All parts. 
Deadly Nightshade All parts. 
Death Camas All parts. Roots are fatal.
Death Cap Mushroom All parts. 
Delphinium All parts. 
Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane) All parts. Especially the sap. A house plant.
Destroying Angel (Death Cap)  All parts. 
Dogwood Fruit slightly toxic.
Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia) All parts. Especially the sap. A house plant. 
Dutchman's Breeches  Leaves, stems and roots.
 
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Easter Lily Leaves primarily, stems and flowers. 
Eggplant All but fruit.
Elderberry All parts.
Elephant Ears All parts. 
English Holly Berries may be fatal.
English Ivy Leaves, berries.
Equisetum All parts.
Eucalyptus  A tree or shrub. 
Euonymus  Filit, bark and leaves.
Euphorbic (Crown of Thorns, Spurge)  Leaves, flowers and sap.
European Beech Nut-easily mistaken for harmless American species.
EveningTrumpet Flower A shrub. 
 
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False Hellebore All parts. Roots are fatal.
False Henbane All parts. 
Fava Bean Raw or half cooked beans.
Fiddleneck (Senecio) All parts. 
Fig (Ficus)  Milky sap in leaves and fruit.
Flax All parts.
Fly Agaric (Amanita, Death Cap) All parts.
Four O'clocks  All parts.
Foxglove  All parts can be fatal. A shrub Hibiscus.
 
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Gelsemium All parts.
Ghost Weed  All parts.
Glory Lily All parts extremely poisonous especially tubers.
Golden Chain  All parts. 
Golden Dewdrop Leaves and berries.
Green Dragon  Leaves, stems and roots.
Groundsel Milky sap.
 
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Heliebore  All parts. 
Heliotrope Leaves.
Hemlock (Poison & Water) All parts.
Henbane All parts.
Holly (English & American) Leaves and berries. A tree or shrub.
Horse Bean Raw or half cooked beans.
Horse Chestnut  All parts. 
Horsetail Reed (Equisetum) All parts. 
Hyacinth Bulbs can be fatal. 
Hydrangea Whole plant. 
 
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Impatiens All parts.
Indian Hemp (Dogbane) All parts.
IndianTobacco All parts.
IndianTurnip(Jack-in-the-Pulpit) All parts.
Inkberry  All parts especially root.
Inkweed (Dry Mary) All parts highly toxic.
Iris(Blue Flag) Bulbs and underground stems.
Ivy (All Forms)  All parts.
 
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit  All parts. 
Japanese Yew All parts may be fatal.
Jasmine (Yellow) All parts. 
Jasmine (Star) Foliage and flowers. 
Jatropha Seeds and oil. 
Java Bean Uncooked bean. 
Jerusalem Cherry Fruits and leaves. 
Jessamine Berries are fatal.
Jimson Weed (Thorn Apple) All parts especially seeds. A shrub.
Johnson Grass All parts. 
Jonquil Bulbs.
Juniper  All parts.
 
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Kentucky Coffee Tree  Leaves, seeds and pulp.
Klamath Weed All parts.
 
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Laburnum  All parts. 
Lady's Slipper Glandular hair on leaves and stems.
Lambkill (Sheep Laurel) All parts. 
Lantana Camara Foliage, flowers,  green berries are fatal. A shrub.
Larkspur All parts. 
Laurels All parts are fatal.
Lily of the Valley All parts. 
Lima Bean (Java Bean) Uncooked bean.
Lobelia All parts.
Locoweed All parts. A shrub.
Locust All parts.
Lord and Ladies (Cuckoopint) All parts.
Lupine  All parts especially pods and seeds.
 
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