Poisonous Plants

We eat many plants, herbs and so forth in our daily diet. But, we must remember to be choosy. Some plants, trees or shrubs are potential killers of man. Some part of the ornamental plants or flowers in our yard may contain deadly poison. Many poisonous plants are so common and seemingly innocuous us do not suspect their toxic qualities.

 

Image of Poisonous Plants

 

The following some Poisonous plants have been identified as toxic specifically to livestock. They range from deadly (a few leaves as in the case of rhododendrons) to mild and cummulative (such as bracken fern).

  • Chrysanthmum
  • Creeping Fig
  • Image1: Flower of chrysanthmumWeeping Fig
  • Poinsettia
  • Pot and Spider mum
  • Arrowhead vine
  • Boston Ivy
  • Collodium
  • Drunk Cane
  • Emerald duke
  • Philodendrum (Heart Leaf, Saddle Leaf, Split Leaf)
  • Marble Queen
  • Majesty
  • Neththytis ivy
  • Pathos
  • Red Princess
  • Amaryllis
  • Asparagus fern
  • Azalea
  • Bird of Paradise
  • Creeping Charlie
  • Crown of thorns
  • Elephant ears
  • Ivy (Glocal, Heart, Needlepoint, Ripple)
  • Jerusalem cherry
  • Sprangeri fern
  • Umbrella plant
  • Delphinium
  •  Image2: Flowers of daffodilDaffodil
  • Castor bean
  • Indian turnip
  • Skunk cabbage
  • Poke weed
  • Bittersweet (woody)
  • Ground Cherry
  • Foxsglove
  • Larkspur
  • Indian Tobacco
  • Wisteria
  • Soapberry
  • Horse chestnut
  • Buckeye
  • Rain tree
  • Monkey pod
  • Yew (American, English, Western)* English holly
  • Privet
  • Mock orange
  • Bird of Paradise
  • Black locust
  • Apricot (almond)
  • Peach, cherry
  • Image6: WildcherryWild cherry
  • Japanese plum
  • Balsam pear
  • Rhubarb
  • Spinach
  • Sunburned potatoes
  • Buttercup
  • Nightshade
  • Poison hemlock
  • Jimsonweed
  • Moonseed
  • Mayapple
  • Dutchman's breeches
  • Tomato Vine
  • Locoweed
  • Lupine
  • Dologeton
  • Pigweed
  • Water hemlock
  • Mushrooms
  • Mescal bean
  • Angel's trumpet
  • Image3: Flower of jasmineJasmine
  • Matrimony vine
  • Marijuana
  • Morning Glory
  • Nutmeg
  • Periwinkle
  • Peyote
  • Chinaberry
  • Coriaria
  • Nux vomica
  • Arrow Grass
  • Baneberry
  • Bleeding Heart
  • Boxwood
  • Bracken Fern
  • Burning Bush
  • Buttercup
  • Choke Cherry
  • Christmas Rose
  • Daphne
  • Death Camas
  • Dumb Cane
  • False Hellebore (Hellebore, Indian Poke, White Hellebore)
  • Golden Chain Tree
  • Greasewood
  • Groundsell
  • Holly (berries)
  • Image4: Flower of monkshoodHorsetail
  • Hydrangea
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit
  • Jimson Weed (Thorn Apple, Loco Weed, Devil's Weed)
  • Laburmum (Golden Rain)
  • Lantana
  • Lily of the Valley
  • Lobelia
  • Marsh Marigold (Cowslip)
  • Mayapple (Barberry, Mandrake)
  • Mistletoe
  • Monkshood - 100 species (Aconiute, Friar's Cap, Helmet Flower, Soldiers Cap, Wolfbane)
  • Mountain Laurel
  • Oak - immature leaves and acorns
  • Oleander
  • Rosary Pea
  • Rhododendron
  • Scotch Broom - seed pods
  • Sneezeweed
  • Sour Dock (Sorrel)
  • Spurge Laurel
  • Sweet Pea - regular consumption of seeds
  • Spindletree - seeds
  • Tansy
  • Tansy Ragwort
  • Timber Milk Vetch
  • White Baneberry


Roots and Bulbs

  • Image5: Bulbs of daffodilBelladonna Lily (Amaryllis)
  • Cowbane
  • Daffodil
  • Fall Crocus
  • Hyacinth
  • Iris
  • Narcissus
  • Snowdrop
  • Star of Bethlehem
  • Trillium
  • Tulip
 
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