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PLANTS POISONOUS TO PETS
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Machineel  All parts.
Magnolia  Flowers. 
Maidenhair Tree (Ginko Biloba)  Yellow fruit of female tree.
Mandrake All parts except fruit.
Marijuana  All parts. 
Marsh Marigold Young leaves and stems especially poisonous.
May Apple All parts except fruit.
Mescal (Bean) All parts. 
Mexican Bird of Paradise  Seed pods and flowers. A shrub.
Mexican Breadfruit Leaves, stems and roots. 
Mexican Tea Seeds.
Milkweed All parts.
Mistletoe Berries are fatal.
Moccasin flower (Lady Slipper) All parts.
Mock Orange All parts.
Mole Bean All parts especially seed pods and flowers. A shrub.
Monkshood Berries may be fatal.
Moonseed Berries may be fatal.
Morning Glory All parts. 
Mountain Laurel Young leaves and shoots are fatal.
Mushrooms and Toadstools (Wild Types)  All parts. 
Mustard All parts.

  
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Narcissus (Paper-White, Daffodil)  Bulbs can be fatal.  . 
Natal Cherry Berries and leaves. 
Nectarine Seed Inner pit only.
Nepthytis  Leaves, stems and roots.
Nettle Nettle hairs.
Nicotiana (Wild and Cultivated) Leaves. 
Night-Blooming Jessamine All parts extremely poisonous.
Nightshades  All parts especially orange, unripe berries.
 
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Oak Trees Leaves and acorns.
Oleander  All parts. Foliage. 
Osage Orange Milky sap.
 
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Pasque Flower  All parts.
Pathos  All parts.
Paw Paw All parts cause dermatitis.
Peach Inner seed, leaves and bark.
Pear Seeds, leaves and bark.
Pennyroyal Leaves and flowers. 
Peony All parts.
Periwinkle  All parts. 
Peyote  All parts especially buttons. 
Pheasant's Eye Leaves and stems.
Philodendron  Roots, sap, leaves and stems. A house plant.
Pigeonberry Leaves and berries.
Pigweed  Leaves, stems and root.
Pinks (Sweet William, Carnation)  All parts. 
Pittosporum Leaves, stems and fruit.
Plums Leaves, inner seeds and bark.
Poinsetta Leaves and flowers.
Poison Hemlock All parts can be fatal.
Poison Ivy All parts. A tree or shrub.
Poison Oak All parts.
Poison Sumac All parts. 
Pokeweed/Pokecherry Roots and fruits. 
Poppy (except California) All parts. 
Potato  Foliage. Eyes and sprouts can be fatal. A shrub.
Pothos  All parts. A house plant. 
Precatory Bean Beans are fatal.
Primrose All parts.
PRIMULA  May cause dermatitis in humans if allergic to it. Might be the same with dogs.
Privet  All parts. Leaves and fruits. A tree or shrub. Berries can be fatal.
 
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Ragwort All parts.  Especially Milky sap.
Ranunculus  All parts.
Rattlebox All parts especially pods.
Red Oak Buds (fall) young shoots (early spring) sprouts and acorns.
Rhododendron All parts are fatal especially leaves. A shrub. 
Rhubarb Leaves and uncooked stems. 
Ricnus  Seeds and leaves.
Rosary Peas Seeds commonly called beans are fatal.
Rose Bay All parts especially leaves. A tree or shrub.
Rosemary Leaves in some species.
Rubbervine All parts.
Russian Thistle  Leaves and flowers. 
 
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Sage  Leaves in some species.
Salmonberry  Foliage and fruit.
Sago Palm All parts.
Scarlet Pimpernel  Foliage, flowers and fruit. All parts
Scotch Bloom Seeds and pea-like pods. 
Senecia (Fiddle Neck) All parts.
Schefflera All parts.
Silver Leaf Night Shade  Leaves and unripe berries.A shrub.
Skunk Cabbage  All parts.
Sky Flower Duranta  Leaves and berries.
Snapdragon  All parts.
Sneezeweed  All parts.
Snowdrop  All parts. Especially bulbs.
Sorghum  All parts.
Sour Dock (Sorrel) Leaves in quantity.
Spanish Bayonet  Foliage, roots and flowers.
Spider Lily  Bulb.
Spindle Tree Leaves, bark and fruit.
Spurges All parts. 
Star Jasmine Foliage and flowers.
Sudan Grass All parts.
Star of Bethlehem (Snowdrop, Nap-at-Noon) All parts. Especially bulbs.
Stranomium All parts.
St. John's Wort All parts.
Sundew  Foliage.
Swamp Lily Bulb.
Sweet Pea  All parts. Especially seeds.
 
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Tansy  All parts.
Taro (Elephant Ears) Stems and leaves.
Tarweed Foliage and seeds. 
Texas Mountain Laurel A tree or shrub.
Thorn Apple Flowers, leaves and pods.
Tiger Lily All parts. 
Toad Flax Leaves.
Tobacco All parts.
Tomato Plant Leaves and vines.
Touch-Me-Not All parts. 
Toyon Berry Berries.
Trillium Leaves.
Tri-leaf Wonder Leaves, stems and roots.
Trumpet Vine All parts.
Tulip  All parts.
 
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Venus Fly Trap All parts.
Verbena Foliage and flowers. 
Vetches Seeds. 
Virginia Creeper Sap. Black berries can be fatal.
 
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Walnut  Outer green hulls.
Water Hemlock  All parts. Especially roots are fatal. 
White Snakeroot (Richweed) All parts.
Wild Black Cherry (Choke Cherry, Rum Cherry) All parts. Withered leaves are very poisonous. 
Wild Cucumber (Manroot)   Juice from root and seeds.
Wild Onion (also cultivated onion) All parts especially once they
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Wild Parsnip  Underground roots and foliage
Wisteria  All parts. Seeds and pods.
Wormseed Seeds.
 
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Yam Bean  Roots and imature pods. 
Yellow Oleander  All parts. Especially kernels of the fruit. A shrub.
Yellow Star Thistle Foliage and flowers.
Yew (American and English)  All parts are fatal. Foliage and berries. 
 
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Zephyranthes Lily  Leaves and builbs.


 
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LINKS to other sites
National Animal Poison Control Center
Animal health (Recalled pet food)
U.S. Army Center for health promotion and preventive medicine
University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine Library.