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Poisonous Plants

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)

Angel Trumpet Brugmansia arborea

The plants in the following list are documented to have caused serious or life threatening symptoms in humans.

 

 

Abrus precatorius

Rosary pea

Brugmansia sanguinea

Red Angel's Trumpet

Brugmansia arborea

Angel's Trumpet

Cicuta douglasii

Western Water Hemlock

Conium maculatum

Poison Hemlock

Datura stramonium

Jimson Weed

Digitalis purpurea

Foxglove

Gloriosa superba

Glory Lilly Bulb

Jatropha curcas

Purging Nut

Jatropha macrorhiza

Desert Potato

Nerium oleander

Common Oleander

Nicotiana glauca

Tree Tobacco

Phytolacca americana

Pokeweed

Ricinus communis

Castor Bean

Taxus baccata

English Yew

Taxus brevifolia

Western Yew

Thevetia peruviana

Yellow Oleander

Zigadenus veneosus

Death Camas


The following common houseplants and ornamentals may cause a variety of effects including vomiting, diarrhea or skin rash. The seriousness of symptoms is dependent on the period of exposure or the amount ingested.

Arrowhead
Azaleas
Boston Ivy
Caladium
Calla Lilly
China Berry
Daffodil
Devil's Ivy
Dieffenbachia
Elephant Ear
English Ivy
Four O'Clock
Holly Berries
Hyacinth
Hydrangea

Jerusalem Cherry
Jonquil
Mistletoe
Morning glory
Narcissus
Nephthytis
Night Blooming Jasmine
Nightshade
Pencil tree
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Privet
Rhododendron
Yellow Jasmine

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The following list contains plants and fungi that are known to cause reactions in humans. All people are not affected by poisonous plants in the same way. Reactions may range from a mild allergic skin rash or brief nausea to severe toxicity resulting in organ failure or death. This list is not complete but contains some of poisonous plants that are encountered most often.

Abrus precatorius

Rosary Pea

Aconitum spp.

Monkshood, Aconite, or Wolfsbane

Actaea spp.

Baneberry and Doll's-eyes

Aesculus spp.

Horse Chestnut, Buckeye

Agrostemma githago

Corn Cockle

Aleurites fordii

Tung Oil Tree

Allium spp.

Wild Onions, Swamp Onions, and Chives

Amanita spp.

Death Angel and other mushrooms

Amaranthus spp.

Pigweed

Amsinckia intermedia

Fiddleneck

Apocynum spp.

Dogbane

Argemone mexicana

Prickly Poppy or Mexican Poppy

Arisaema spp.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Asclepias spp.

Milkweed

Astragalus and Oxytropis spp.

Locoweed

Atropa belladonna

Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade

Brassica spp.

Rape, Cabbage, Turnips, Broccoli, Mustard

Caltha palustris

Marsh Marigold or Cowslip

Cannabis sativa

Marijuana

Centaurea solstitialis

Yellow Star Thistle

Chelidonium majus

Celandine

Chenopodium album

Lamb's Quarters

Cicuta spp.

Water Hemlock or Cowbane

Claviceps spp.

Ergot

Conium maculatum

Poison Hemlock

Coronilla varia

Crown Vetch

Convallaria majalis

Lily-of-the-Valley

Daphne spp.

Daphne

Datura spp.

Jimsonweed, Devil's and Angel’s Trumpet

Delphinium spp.

Delphiniums and Larkspurs

Dicentra spp.

Bleeding Heart, Dutchman's Breeches

Digitalis purpurea

Foxglove

Equisetum arvense and other spp.

Horsetail

Eupatorium rugosum

White Snakeroot

Euphorbia spp.

Poinsettia, Spurges, Snow-on-the-Mountain

Fagoypyrum esculentum

Buckwheat

Festuca arundinacea

Tall Fescue

Gelsemium sempervirens

Jessamine

Glechoma spp.

Ground Ivy, Creeping Charlie

Halogeton glomeratus

Halogeton

Helleborus niger

Christmas Rose

Hyoscyanmus niger

Henbane

Hypericum perforatum

St. John's Wort

Iris spp.

Irises

Laburnum anagyroides

Golden Chain or Laburnum

Lantana camara

Lantana, Red Sage, Yellow Sage

Lathyrus spp.

Sweet Pea, Everlasting Pea, Singletary Pea

Leucothoe axillaris and L. davisiae

Drooping Leucothoe and Sierra Laurel

Linum usitatissimum

Flax

Lobelia spp.

Cardinal Flower, and Indian Tobacco

Lotus corniculatus

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Lupinus spp.

Lupine

Medicago sativa

Alfalfa or Lucerne

Melilotus albaand Melilotus officinalis

White and Yellow Sweetclover

Menispermum canadense

Moonseed

Nerium oleander

Oleander

Nicotiana spp.

Tobacco and Tree Tobacco

Onoclea sensibis

Sensitive Fern

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Star-of-Bethlehem

Papaver spp.

Poppies including Opium Poppy

Phytolacca americana

Pokeweed

Pieris japonica

Japanese Pieris, Mountain Fetterbush

Pinus ponderosa

Ponderosa Pine

Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple and Mandrake

Prunus spp.

Wild Cherries, Black Cherry, Choke Cherry

Pteridium aquilinium

Bracken Fern

Quercus spp.

Oak Trees

Ranunculus spp.

Buttercups or Crowfoot

Rheum rhaponticum

Rhubarb

Ricinus communis

Castor Bean

Robinia pseudoacacia

Black Locust

Rumex spp.

Dock

Sambucus canadensis

Elderberry

Sanquinaria canadensis

Bloodroot

Saponaria spp.

Bouncing Bet and Cow Cockle

Senecio spp.

Senecio, Groundsels, and Ragworts

Solanum spp.

Common Nightshade, Buffalo Bur, Potato

Sorghum spp.

Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass, Johnson Grass

Symplocarpus foetidus

Eastern Skunk Cabbage

Taxus cuspidata

Yew

Tetradymia spp.

Horsebrush

Toxicodendron diversiloba

Poison oak

Toxicodendron radicans

Poison ivy

Toxicodendron vernix

Poison Sumac

Trifolium spp.

Alsike Clover, Red Clover, White Clover

Triglochin maritima

Arrowgrass

Urtica spp.

Stinging Nettle

Vicia spp.

Vetch

Veratrum californicum

Corn Lily, False Hellbore

Wisteria spp.

Wisteria

Xanthium strumarium

Cocklebur

Zigadenus spp.

Death Camas

 

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