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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
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 |