Poisonous Foods and Plants

We created this list from many different sources and it is not 100% complete. Always be safe and call your vet if your pet ingest any plant material that looks out of the ordinary. Vomiting, Diarrhea, seizures and death are possibles effects of eating these plants. Better to be safe than sorry!

Toxicity depends on plant and amount ingested, some plants are more toxic than others. Certain plants only have toxic parts, (i.e. roots, seeds, fruit, leaves or stems). The common name for Dieffenbachia is dumb cane, so-named because the the sap will burn the mouth and can cause paralysis of the vocal chords.

Most common spring-flowering bulbs are toxic, especially lily-of-the-valley, daffodils and tulips. Autumn-flowering bulbs like Colchicum is also highly toxic. If your dog likes to dig, do not use these bulbs unless they are completely inaccessible.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

A

Aloe vera

Amaryllis

American yew

Angel's trumpet

apple seeds

apricot

asparagus fern

Asparagus d. 'Sprengeri'

avocado (fruit & pit)

azalea

B

Baby's Breath

Balsam pear

Bird of Paradise

bittersweet

black locust

Boston ivy

Buddhist pine

buttercup

C

Caladium

calla lily

castor bean

cherry

Chinaberry

Chinese evergreen

Christmas rose

Chrysanthemum

cineraria

Clematis

coriaria

Cordatum

corn plant

creeping Charlie

creeping fig

Croton

Crown of thorns

Cuban laurel

Cyclamen

Cycads

D

daffodil

Delphinium

Devil's ivy

Dieffenbachia

Dologeton

Dracaena sp.

dragon tree

drunk cane

dumb cane

Dutchman's breeches

E

Easter lily

Elaine

elephant ears

emerald duke

emerald feather

English ivy

English yew

Euphorbia

F

Ficus benjamina

Ficus lyrata

Ficus pumila

fiddle-leaf fig

foxglove

Florida beauty

fruit salad plant G

Geranium

German ivy

glocal ivy

gold dieffenbachia

gold dust dracaena

golden pothos

ground cherry

H

heart ivy

heart leaf philodendron

Hedera helix

Hibiscus

holly

horse chestnuts

horsehead philodendron

hurricane plant

I

Indian laurel

Indian rubber plant

Indian tobacco

Indian turnip

ivy

J

Janet Craig dracaena

Japanese plum

Japanese show lily

jasmine

Jerusalem cherry

jimsonweed

K

Kalanchoe

L

lacy tree philodendron

larkspur

lily-of-the-valley

loco weed

Lupine

M

Madagascar dragon tree

majesty

marble queen

marijuana

matrimony vine

May apple

mescal bean

miniature croton

mistletoe

mock orange

monkey pod

moonseed

moonweed

morning glory

mother-in-law's tongue

mushrooms

N

Narcissus

needlepoint ivy

nightshade

nutmeg

O

oleander

onion

Oriental lily

P

panda bear plant

peace lily

peach

pencil cactus

periwinkle

peyote

Philodendron

Philodendron partusum

plumrose fern

pig weed

Poinsettia

poison hemlock

poison ivy poison oak

poke weed

potted mum

potato (sunburned)

pothos

precatory bean

primrose

Primula

privet

R

rain tree

red emerald

red princess red-margined dracaena

Rhododendron

rhubarb

ribbon plant

ripple ivy

rubber plant

S

saddle leaf philodendron

sago palm

Sansevieria

satin pothos

Schefflera

silver pothos

skunk cabbage

snake plant

soap berry

spider mum

spinach plant

split leaf philodendron

spotted dumb cane

Sprengeri fern

string of pearls/beads

striped dracaena

sweetheart ivy

swiss cheese plant

T

taro vine

tiger lily

tomato plant

tree philodendron

tropic snow dieffenbachia

U

umbrella plant

V

variegated philodendron

variegated rubber plant

W

Warneckei dracaena

water hemlock

weeping fig

western yew

wild cherry

Wisteria

Y

yew (Taxus)