Toxic plants

03-03-2008, 04:57 AM

The following plants can cause serious or life-threatening poisoning.

Angel’s trumpet (Datura)
Castor bean
Death camas (Zigadetius)
Foxglove
Hellebore
Jequirity bean
Jimson weed (Thorn apple)
Monkshood (Aconite)Mushrooms
Oleander
Poison hemlock
Rosary pea
Tobacco
Water hemlock

Yew

The following plants contain a wide variety of poisons . If eaten in large quantities, some may cause more serious poisoning. This is not a complete list.

Acorn
Anemone
Arrowhead vine
Avocado ~ leaves
Azaleas
Baneberry
Bittersweet
Broom
Buttercups
Cactus (certain varieties)
Caladium
CaIIa lily
Cherry laurel
Crocus, Autumn
Daffodil
Daphne
Delphinium
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jerusalem cherry
Jessamine (Yellow jasmine)
Devil's club
Devil's ivy
Dieffenbachia (Dumb cane)
Elderberry
Elephants ear (Caladium)
English ivy
Four o’clock
Holly berries
Horse chestnut
Horsetail reed
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Iris (Flag)
Ivy (Boston, English and others)
Jonquil
Laburnum
Larkspur
Laurels
Lily-of-the-Valley
Lobelia
Lupine
Mistletoe
Morning glory -seeds
Mother-in-Law plant (Caladium)
Narcissus
Nightshade (Woody, Black, Deadly)
Oxalis spp.
Peace lily
Periwinkle
Pieris japonica
Philodendrons
Poinsettia
Poison ivy
Poison oak
Poppy
Potato - sprouts, leaves
Pothos
Privet
Ranunculus
Rhododendron
Rhubarb
Skunk cabbage
Stinging nettle
Tomato - vines, leaves
Waxberry
Wisteria

The information listed here was compiled from various published sources within and outside the avian community. The safety of any plant listed is not guaranteed by West Coast Tropical Bird Studio Inc. or the author. The author and West Coast Tropical Bird Studio Inc. disclaim any liability in connection with the use of this information.