|
Plant Name
|
Toxic Plant
Parts
|
Effects on
the Animals
|
| Azalea | entire plant | muscle paralysis, central nervous system malfunction, may be fatal |
| Baneberry (Actaea Rubra, Actea Alba) | roots, sap, berries | Irritation of stomach and intestines, dizziness, heart rate increased, may be fatal |
|
Bird of Paradise (Poiciana Gillisi) |
seed pods | vomiting, diarrhoea, nausea |
| Bittersweet (Solanum Oulcamara) | leaves, fruit | nausea, dizziness, convulsions |
| Buttercup (Ranunculus) | entire plant | stomach irritation, diarrhoea, convulsions |
| Black Locust (Robinia Pseudoacacia) | bark, sprouts, foliage | depression, vomiting, weakened heart beat, may be fatal |
| Calla Lilly (Dieffenbachia) | entire plant | intense burning sensation in mouth, oesophagus and stomach |
| Castor Bean (Ricinous Communis) | entire plant, seeds | burning sensation in mouth, a singlebean swallowed may produce death in a Saint Bernard, convulsions, stupor |
| Christmas Rose (Helleborus Niger) | leaves, roots | vomiting, skin inflammation from juice, violent convulsions |
| Daffodil (Narcissus) | bulb | diarrhoea, vomiting, convulsions, death |
| Daphne (Daphne Mezerum) | entire plant | burning and ulceration of stomach, intestines and diarrhoea |
| Dumb Cane (Diffenbachia) | entire plant | irritation of mouth, profuse salivation, swelling tongue, may result in suffocation |
| English Ivy (Hedera Helix) | leaves, berries | excitement, difficulties in breathing, coma |
| Holly | berries | vomiting diarrhoea, weakness |
| Iris | leaves, roots | severe digestive upset |
| Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum Pseudocapsicum) | berries | diarrhoea, vomiting, collapse, coma |
| Larkspur (Delphinium Ajacis) | leaves, seeds | excitation, depression, staggering, tetany |
| Lantana (Lantana Camara) | berries | gastrointestinal irritation, muscular weakness, circulatory difficulties, may be fatal |
| Lily of the Valley (Convallaria Majalis) | roots, leaves, fruit | dizziness, vomiting |
| Misletoe (Phorandentron Flavescens) | White berries | vomiting, diarrhoea, coma, convulsions |
| Monks Hood (Aconitum Napellus) | roots, seeds | tingling, numbness, vision impairment, respiratory failure |
| Oleander (Nerium Oleander) | entire plant | nausea, depression, bloody diarrhoea, paralysis |
| Philodendron | entire plant | severe irritation of mouth, swelling tongue, death from suffocation, accumulative poison |
| Poinsettia (Euphorbia Pulcherrima) | leaves, stem | diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, delirium, sap in eyes can cause blindness |
| Poison Oak | leaves | mucus membrane, skin irritation |
| Poison Ivy | leaves | mucus membrane, skin irritation |
| Pokeweed (Phytlacca Americana) | entire plant | nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, impaired vision, narcosis, death |
| Privet (Liqustrum Vulgare) | entire plant | bloody vomiting, diarrhoea, severe irritation of gastrointestinal tract |
| Rhubard (Rheun Rhaponticum) | leaves | vomiting, severe cramps, convulsions, coma, death |
| Snow on the Mountain (Euphorbia Marginata) | sap | powerful irritant, blisters on skin |
| Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus Quinquefolia) | leaves, berries | vomitting, diarrhoea |
| Wisteria | entire plant | severe abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea |
| Yellow Jessamine (Cestrum) | entire plant | dilation of pupils, reddened skin, headaches, elevated blood pressure, rapid pulse, convulsions, delirium, coma |
