Pretty Poisonous Plants & People Food

We have compiled a photographic list and some of the common names for many poisonous plants. If you believe your pet may have eaten a poisonous plant, grab the remaining portion of the plant and call us. For a complete list of poisonous plants, visit the ASPCA's Animal Poison Control Center. The plants on this list are toxic to dogs and cats unless otherwise stated.

People Food
Plants
Trees

People food

Fig, Weeping Fig, Indian Rubber Plant

Garlic, Stinking Rose, Rustic Treacle, Comphor of the Poor

Grape

Raisins

Leek, Elephant Garlic

 Macadamia Nut, Australia Nut, Queensland Nut

Onion

Rhubarb, Pie Plant

Tomato plant

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Plants

   Aloe

   Amaryllis, Belladonna lily, St Joseph lily, Cape Belladonna

American Bittersweet, Bittersweet, Waxwork, False Bittersweet

American Holly, European Holly, Ink Berry, Winterberry

Andromeda Japonica, Pieris, Lily of the Valley Bush

Angelica Tree, Hercules's Club, Prickly Ash

Arrow-head Vine, Nephthytis, African Evergreen, Trileaf Wonder

Asian Lily  *Cats only

Asparagus, Emerald Feather, Lace Fern, Plumosa Fern

Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron

Azalea, Rhododendron, Rosebay

Baby's Breath, Maiden's Breath

Begonia

Bitter Root, Dogbane Hemp, Indian Hemp

Black Laurel, Dog Hobble, Fetter Bush, Sierra Laurel

  Boxwood

Burning Bush, Wahoo, Spindle Tree

Buttercup, Butter Cress, Figwort

Calla Lily, Pig Lily, White Arum, Trumpet Lily Florist's Calla

Chamomile, Manzanilla, Corn Feverfew, Barnyard Daisy

Cardboard Palm, Cycad, Zamias

Cardinal Flower, Lobelia, Indian Pink

Carnation, Pinks, Wild Carnation, Sweet William

  Caster Bean Plant, Mole Bean Plant, African Wonder Tree

Ceriman, Cutleaf Philodendron, Hurricane Plant

Chandelier Plant, Kalanchoe, Devil's Backbone

Charming Dieffenbachia

Chinese Evergreen

  Chinese Jade, Silver Jade Plant, Silver Dollar

Christmas Rose, Hellebore, Lenten Rose, Easter Rose

Clematis, Virgin's Bower, Leatherflower

Clivia Lily, Kaffir Lily, Clivies, Cape Clivia, Caffre Lily, Klivia

Coleus, Indian Borage, Bread and Butter Plant, Spanish Thyme

Common Privet, Amur, Wax-leaf

Corn Plant, Dracaena, Dragon Tree, Ribbon Plant

Cow Parsnip, Giant Hogweed

Cyclamen, Sowbread

Daffodil, Narcissus Jonquil, Paper White

Dahlia

Daisy

Day Lily  *Cats only

Deadly Nightshade, European Bittersweet, Climbing Nightshade

Desert Rose, Mock Azalea, Sabi Star, Impala Lily, Kudu Lily

Dianthus, Eastern Star

Dock, Sorrel

Easter Lily  *Cats only

Elephant's Ear, Alocasia

Elephant Ears, Caladium, Malanga

Elephant Ears, Caladium, Taro, Pai, Ape, Cape, Via, Via sori, Malanga

English Ivy, Branching Ivy, Glacier Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy, Sweetheart Ivy

Eucalyptus

False Queen Anne's Lace, Bishop's Weed, Greater Ammi

Flamingo Flower, Tail Flower, Oilcloth Flower, Painter's Pallet, Pigtail Plant

Fleabane, Showy Daisy, Horseweed, Seaside Daisy

Florida Beauty, Gold Dust Dracaena, Spotted Dracaena

Foxglove

Gardenia, Cape Jasmine

Geranium

Gladiola

Gold Dieffenbachia

Golden Pothos, Devil's Ivy, Taro Vine, Ivy Arum

Grass Palm,Giant Dracaena, Palm Lily

Heartleaf Philodendron, Cordatum, Fiddle-Leaf, Panda Plant

Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo, Nandina

Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon, Rose of China

Hosta, Plantain Lily, Funkia

Hyacinth

Hydrangea, Hortensia, Hills of Snow, Seven Bark

Iris, Flag, Snake Lily, Water Flag

Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Three-leaved Indian Turnip, Wake Robin, Wild Turnip, Bog Onion

Jade Plant, Dwarf Rubber Plant, Chinese Rubber Plant, Jade Tree

  Japanese Show Lily  *Cats only

Jerusalem Oak, Feather Geranium, Ambrosia Mexicana

Kalanchoe, Mother-in-law Plant, Devils Backbone, Mother of Millions

Lacy Tree Philodendron

Larkspur

Lily of the Valley

Madagascar Dragon Tree

Marijuana, Indian Hemp, Hashish

Medicine Plant, True Aloe, Barbados Aloe

Milkweed

Morning Glory

Mother-in-law's Tongue, Snake Plant, Golden Bird's Nest, Good Luck Plant

Laurel, Mountain Laurel, Spoonwood, Calico Bush, Ivy Bush

Mum, Chrysanthemum, Daisy

Orange Day Lily  *Cat only

Peace Lily, Mauna Loa Peace Lily

Peony

Poison Hemlock, Poison Parsley, Spotted Hemlock, Winter Fern

Poison Parsnip, Water Hemlock, Cowbane

Pothos, Golden Pothos, Devil's Ivy, Taro Vine, Ivy Arum

Primrose

Ragwort, Golden Ragwort

  Ranger's Button, White Heads

Rock Moss, Wild Portulaca, Moss Rose, Purslane, Pusley

Sago Palm, Coontie Palm, Cardboard Palm, Cycad, Zamias

Sago Palm, Coontie Palm, Cardboard Palm, Cycad, Zamia

Satin Pothos, Silk Pothos

Schefflera, Umbrella Tree, Australian Ivy Palm, Octopus Tree

Shamrock Plant, Good Luck Plant, Sorrel

Skunk Cabbage, Skunk Weed, Meadow Cabbage

Spring Parsley

St. John's Wart, Klamath Weed

Stargazer Lily  *Cats only

Stinking Camomile, Mayweed, Poison Daisy

Striped Dracaena, Warneckii, Janet Craig Plant

Sweet Pea, Perennial Pea, Everlasting Pea

Tiger Lily  *Cats only

Tulip

Vinca, Periwinkle, Running Myrtle

Water Hyacinth

Weeping Fig, Fig, Indian Rubber Plant

Winter Cherry, Natal Cherry, Jerusalem Cherry

Wisteria

Wood Lily  *Cats only

Yarrow, Milfoil

Yellow Oleander

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Morning-Noon-and-Night

Yew, Japanese Yew

Yucca

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Trees

American Mistletoe 

Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Persian Lilac, White Cedar

Buckeye, Horse Chestnut

Locust

Norfolk Pine, House Pine, Australian Pine

Yew Pine, Buddhist Pine

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