Toxic Plant List
The amount of poison in a plant tends to vary with the location, age of the plant, season and weather conditions. In some plants, the toxin is confined only to certain parts. Additionally, plants normally considered non-toxic may have been treated with an insecticide, making them toxic. The following plants may cause toxic symptoms when ingested. Included are plants which may cause dermatitis when handled.
HOUSE PLANTS: | Asparagus Fern (asparagus plumosus) (sprengeri) Avocado (persea americana) Blue Gum (eucalyptus globulus) Buddist Pine (poddocarpus Macrophyllus) Cacti: Caladium (Angel's Wings) Century Plant Crown of Thorns (euphorbia milii splendens) Cyclamen Dieffenbachia Holly (ilex) Ivy: Jerusalem Cherry (solanum pseudocapsicum) Mistletoe (phoradendron flavescens) Philodendron: Red (hemigraphis colorata) Umbrella Plant (cyperus) |
GARDEN: | Azalea (azalea indica) Bleeding Heart (dicentra formosa) Calla Lily (zantedeschia aethiopica) Carnation (dianthus caryophyllus) Castor-oil plant (ricinus communis) Chinese or Japanese Lantern (physalis) Chrysanthemum Clematis Crocus (colchicum autumnale) Daffodil (narcissus) Delphineum Foxglove (digitalis purpurea) Gladiola (bulb) Hyacinthe (hyacinthus orientalis) Iris Jonquil (narcissus) Lily of the Valley (convallaria) Morning Glory (ipomaea tricolour) Narcissus Oleander (nerium oleander) Pansy (seeds) (viola tricolour) Peony (root) (paeonia officinalis) Primrose (primula) Sweet Pea (lathyrus odoratus) Sweet William (dianthus barbatus) |
UNINDENTIFIED WILD MUSHROOMS: | Should be considered toxic until identified by a mycologist. |
VEGETABLES: |
Potato (green patches on tubers & above ground part) Rhubarb leaves Tomato greens |
HEDGES & BUSHES: | Black Locust (robinia pseudoacacia) Buckthorn (rhamnus cathartica) Cherry Laurel (laurocerasus officinalis) Daphne (daphne mezereum) Elderberry (not berries) Horse Chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum) Hydrangea Laburnum (laburnum anagyroides) Privet (ligustrum vulgare) Virginia Creeper (ampelopis brevipedunculata) |
FOURTEEN WAYS TO AVOID PLANT POISONING
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The information on toxic plants has been reprinted from the
pamphlet TOXIC PLANT LIST, with the permission of The Children's Hospital
of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Ontario. The section on First Aid has been reprinted
from Well Beings: A Guide to Promote the Health, Safety and Emotional Well-Being
of Children in Child Care Centres and Family Day Care Homes, with the permission
of the Canadian Paediatric Society.
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