| Alphabetical List of Poisonous Plants
and Parts of Plants.
Resource List at bottom. |
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Acokanthera - fruit and flowers Aconite - roots, flowers and leaves African mask Alocasia sp. - oxalate containing Aloe Vera - Alocasia species - oxalate containing Amaryillis A. Belladonna - bulbs contain alkaloids Anenome (wildflower) - flower Angel Trumpet Tree Datura arborea - flowers and leaves Apple Seeds Malus sp. - seeds Apricot Pits - very dangerous Asparagus Fern Atropa Belladonna - all parts, expecially black berries Autumn Crocus - bulbs Avocado - fruit and pitAzaleas Rhododendron sp. - all parts fatal Baby’s Breath Balsam - whole plant Balsam pear - seeds, outer rind of fruit Bane Berry - red or white berries, roots and foliage Beach Pea Lathyrus maritimus - Betel Nut Palm - all parts Bird of Paradise - seeds Bittersweet Solanum celatrus, dulcamera - berries Black Locust - bark, sprouts and foliage Bleeding Heart - foliage and roots Blue-green Algea - some forms toxic Bluebonnets Lupinus - all parts Bottlebrush - flowers Boxwood Burus sempervirens - all parts Buckeye Aesculus sp. - sprouts and nuts Buckthorn Rhamnus sp. - leaves, fruit Buttercup - all parts Caladium - all parts, oxalate-containing Calla Lilly - all parts Cardinal Flower - all parts Carnation - all parts Carolina Jesamine - flowers, leaves and sap Casava Euphorbiacea - roots Castor Bean Ricinus communis - seeds are fatal Chalice vine - all parts Cherry Laurel - all parts are very dangerous, contains hydrocyanic acid Cherry seeds Prunus sp. - very dangerous Cherry trees (wild & cultivated) Prunus sp. - twigs and foliage are fatal China Berry tree - berries are poisonous Chinese Taro Alocasia sp. - oxalate containing Chinese Evergreen - Aglaonema modestum - oxolate containing Chokecherry Prunus sertina - withered leaves are very poisonous Christmas Berry Toyo - berries are poisonous Christmas Candle - sap Christmas Rose Helleborus niger - all parts, especially the leaves Columbine Aquilegia - all parts Common Privet - black or blue wax coated berries and leaves Coral plant - seeds Crab's Eye Abrus precatorius - seeds commonly called "beans" are fatal Crocus - all bulbs Croton Euphorbiacea - inside are safe, outdoor plants are dangerous Crown of Thorns - leaves and flowers Cuckoo pint Arum maculatum Curcas Bean - seeds and oil Cyclamen Daffodil Narcissus sp. - bulbs may be fatal Daphne - berries are fatal Datura - Berries Deadly amanita - all parts Deadly Nightshade Solanum .... - all parts, unripe fruit and foliage Death-camas Sygodenus veneous - all parts poisonous, root deadly Delphinium - all parts Destroying Angel Amanita phalloides - all parts Dianthus - all parts Dieffenbachia Dieffenbachia sp. - all parts, especially sap Dogwood Cornus - fruit slightly poisonous Doll's Eyes - red or white berries, roots and foliage DumbCane Dieffenbachia sp. - all parts, especially sap Dutchman's Britches - foliage and roots Easter Lilly Eggplant - all parts but fruit Elderberry - leaves, shoots, and bark Elephant Ears Colocasi antiquorum - entire plant and fruit is poisonous English Ivy Hedera helix - berries Euphorbia - leaves and flowers European bittersweet - all parts, especially unripe berries False Heliebore Veratrum sp...- all parts poisonous, root is deadly False Henbane - all parts Fly Agarid - whole plant Fly Amanita mushroom - whole plant Four O'clock - whole plant Foxglove Digitalis purpurea - whole plant can be fata Geranium Gelsemium Crodina jessamine - whole plant Golden Chain Laburnum sp. - seeds and pods may be fatal Heliebore Ranunculaccea - all parts Hemlock Roots Cicuta, Tsuga.. - all parts Henbane - all parts Hibiscus Holly Ilex aquifolium, opaca, and vomitoria - leaves and berries Horse Chestnut - all parts Horse Nettle - all parts, especially unripe berries Horsetail Reed - all parts Hyacinth bulbs Hyacinthus orientalius - can be fatal Hydrangea - whole plant Impatiens - whole plant Indian turnip - all parts Iris - underground stems Ivy - all parts Jack-In-the Pulpit Arisaema triphylla - root is irritant and astringent Jasmine,yellow - all parts Jassamine Gelsemium sempervirens - berries are fatal Jatropha - seeds and oil Java bean - uncooked bean Jequirity Bean Abrus precatorius - "beans" are fatal Jerusalem Cherry Solanum pseudocapsicum - fruits and leaves |
Jimson weed Datur stramomium - all partsJuniper Juniperus sabina - all parts Lady Slipper Cypripedium spectabiles - all parts Lambkill Kalmia angustifolia - leaves Lantana Camara - green berries are fatal Larkspur Delphinium - foliage and roots & dangerous, seed may be fatal Laurels Prunus sp. - all parts are fatal Lily - many species Lily of the Valley Convallaria majalis - all parts Lobelia - all parts Locoweed - all parts Lords and ladies Arum maculatum - all parts Lupine Lupinus - seeds Machineel - all parts Marijuana - all parts Mayapple Podophullum - all parts Mescal - all parts Milkweed Asclepias - all parts Mistletoe Phoradendron flavescens - berries are fatal Moccasin Flower Cypripedium spectabiles - all parts Mock Orange Primus caroliniana - all parts Monkshood Aconitum ransomculacea - all parts Moonseed - berries may be fatal Morning Glories Ipomea - all parts Mountain Laurel Kalmia laufolia - young leaves and shoots are fatal Mushrooms and Toadstools (wild types) - Narcissus bulbs - can be fatal Natal Cherry Solanum - berries Nicotiana (wild and cultivated) - leaves Nightshades - all parts, especially unripe berries Oaks Quercus sp. - foliage and acorns Oleander Nerium oleander - foliage Onion - potentially toxic Peach pits - or wilting leaves very dangerous Pear Seeds - very dangerous Peony Paeonia - all parts Peregrina - seeds and oil Periwinkle - whole plant Peyote - all parts Philodendron - leaves and sap Pikeweed - leaves, roots, immature berries Pinks - all parts Plum Seeds - very dangerous Poinsettia Exphorbia pulcherrina - leaves and sap are fatal Poison Hemlock Carium maculatum - all parts are fatal Poison Ivy Rhus nadicans - all parts Poison Oak Rhus diversiloba, R. soxicondendron - Poison Sumac Rhus radicans - all parts Pokeberry Phytolacca - roots are dangerous Pokeweed Phytolacca - roots are dangerous Poppy All except California Poppies - Potato - sprouts and foliage are fatal Precatory Bean Abrus precatorius - "beans" are fatal Primrose Privet Ligustrum - leaves and fruit Psychic Nut - seeds and oil Purge Nut - seeds and oil Ranunculus - all parts Red Sage - green berries are fatal Redwood - wood chips poisonous to fish, turtles & other aquatic animals Rhododendrons - all parts fatal Rhubarb Rheum rhaponticum - leaves and leaf blade are fatal. Ribbon Plant Rosemary - leaves of some varietied harmless, others are poisonous Rosemary Pea Abrus precatorius - "beans" are fatal RumCherry Prunus sertina - withered leaves are very poisonous Sage - leaves of some varieties are harmless, others are poisonous Sago Palm Schefflera Scotch Broom Cytisus scoperious - seeds Senecio - whole plant Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia - leaves Skunk cabbage Lysichitum - roots Snapdragon Antirrhinum - all parts Snapweed - whole plant Snow on the mountain - all parts Snowberry Symphoricarpos racemosus - fruit Snowdrop - all parts, especially buds Spurge - leaves and flowers Squirrel Corn Dicentra canadensis - all parts Star of Bethlehem Crnithogalum - all parts Stranomium - all parts Sweet Pea - stems Sweet William - all parts Tabacco plant - all parts Tansy Tanacetum - all parts Taro Calocasia spp.- stem and leaves Thorn apple Datur stramomium - all parts Tiger Lilly Lilium tigrinum - all parts Toadstools - Tomato - foliage and vines Touch-Me-Not - whole plant Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima - bark, roots Trumpet Vine - all parts Tulip bulbs - Varigated Rubber Plant Venus Flytrap Dionaea - all parts Virginia Creeper - sap Water dragon Calla palustris - oxalate-containing Water Hemlock Cicuta maculata - all parts, especially the root are fatal Weeping Fig Wild Arum Calla palustris - oxalate-containing Wild Black Cherry Prunus sertina - withered leaves are very poisonous Wild Calla Calla palustris - oxalate-containing Wisteria - seeds and pods Yam bean - roots, immature pods Yellow Jasmine - all parts Yellow Oleander - all parts, especially kernels of the fruit Yews Taxus - foliage and berries
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Birds USA: Beware! Col. State Univ., Coop Ext. Serv. Bulletin 466A Plants That Poison compiled by the San Diego Turtle and Tortoise Society National Animal Poison Control Center
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