Poisonous Plants
A list of plants that are poisonous to dogs, courtesy of Dorothy K. Christiansen,
(dchristiansen@kiwi.dep.anl.gov)
of the sheltie list. You can find another nice list of Poisonous Plants at the
Tibetan Terrier
page, and an excellent searchable database at the Canadian
Poisonous Plants Information System. The listing at Purdue
also includes pictures of most plants. There's another nice photo page at the English Bulldog page. If your dog (or other pets) do injest one
of these plants, be sure to call the National
Animal Poison Control Center.
- Caladium (all parts)
- Castor Bean (seed, leaves)
- Christmas Rose (root, leaves, sap)
- Diffenbachia (all parts)
- Philodendron (all parts0
- Mistletoe (berries)
- Rosary Pea (seeds)
- Autumn Crocus (all, esp. bulb)
- Bleeding Heart (leaves, roots)
- Dutchman's Breeches (leaves, roots)
- Foxglove (leaves)
- Larkpsur (all; seeds)
- Lily of the Valley (all)
- Monkshood (all)
- Narcissus (all)
- Daffodil (all)
- Jonquil (all)
- Potatoes (all green parts)
- Rhubarb (leaves)
- Tomato (leaves)
- Apple (large amount of seeds)
- Apricot (seed)
- Almond (seed)
- Avocado (leaves)
- Azalea (all)
- Black Locust (bark, twigs, seeds)
- Boxwood (leaves, twigs)
- Buckeye (leaves, nuts, flowers, sprouts)
- Horsechestnut (same)
- Chinaberry (furit, bark, berries)
- Chokecherry (leaves, seeds, bark)
- Wild Black Cherry (same)
- English Holly (berries)
- Oaks (tannins in foliage and acorns)
- Oleander (all including dried leaves)
- Privet (leaves, berries)
- Rhododendron (all parts)
- Yew (all, esp. berries)
- Daphne (all; fruit)
- English Ivy (berries, leaves)
- Golden Chain (seeds, pods, flowers)
- Lantana (green berries, leaves)
- Mountain Laurel (all even honey from flowers is toxic)
- Yellow Jasmine (all, including nectar and roots)
- Wisteria (pods, seeds)
- Buttercup (all)
- Cone Flower (all)
- Black-eyed Susan (all)
- Hemlock (seeds, stems, fleshy taproot often mistaken for wild parsnip or anise)
- Jack-in-the-pulpit (all)
- Jumson Weed (all--very dangerous drug too often used by teens)
- Amanita Mushrooms (all)
- Nightshade (all)
- American Bittersweet (berries, roots, leaves)
- Deadly Nightshade (all)
- Pokeweed (roots, shoots, leaves)
- White Snakeroot (all parts)
- Morning Glory (seeds)
- Tobacco (leaves)
- Tulip (bulbs)
- Iris (corms)
This is not a complete list but covers most of the worst ones. Note that
poinsettia is not considered toxic.
© Copyright 1995- 2006 by Mary Jo Sminkey