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The following list, compiled over many years, contains a wide variety of plants known to be poisonous to dogs. In some cases the poisonous parts may only be the seeds or leaves or roots. In all cases, use extreme caution and keep your pets away from these plants. If you cannot supervise your pets in your garden, replant with safe non-toxic plants. As with most things there are a lot of other factors that contribute to the toxicity of the plants, age & size of the animal, how much of the plant they ingest, where the plant is in it's "growing" stage.
Puppies, at least most of them, chew just about anything especially when they are teething and therefore are at far greater risk of poisoning. Also some dogs love to chew plants as well as the grasses they will chew for medicinal purposes, you must watch carefully to determine the habits of your particular pet!
Some of the toxic plants listed below will cause nothing more than a rash or itchiness but some will cause much more severe reactions (eg. swelling of the face and throat) just by your dog coming in contact with them. This can quickly become fatal depending on the amount of swelling…a quick trip to your vet is still the best idea if you see any swelling or know that your pet has ingested any of these plants.
Ascertaining the cause of poisoning is always very difficult so make sure that you take along stool &/or vomit samples for your vet and, if possible, the plant or pieces of it that the dog has ingested…try and find the leaves, twigs or berries that have been chewed. This could make a difference between life and death for your furfriend! Dogs usually will not chew on a toxic plant because they are not generally appealing but if you ever do have a dog poisoned by plants remove the plant from your property to prevent a repeat of the problem.
Ask your local veterinarian and/or nursery for more information. For plants with a number (ex. *3) beside them, please see the legend below for the most commonly known toxic effect. If you have anything, plants or otherwise, that you can add to this list, please send me an e-mail.
Plants:
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Aconite |
Alfalfa |
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Almond *4 |
Alocasia |
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Alsike Clover |
Amaryllis *4 |
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American Yew *4 |
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Andromeda |
Anemone |
Angel's Trumpet |
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Appleseeds |
Apricot *4 |
Arrowgrass |
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Arrowhead Vine *3 |
Asparagus |
Asparagus Fern *4 |
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Astragalus |
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Avocado |
Azalea*4 |
Balsam |
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Balsam Pear *4 |
Baneberry |
Baptisia |
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Bayonet |
Beargrass |
Belladonna |
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Be-Still-Tree |
Bird Of Paradise *4 |
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Birdsfoot |
Bittersweet |
Bittersweet Woody *1 |
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Black Locust *4 |
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Black-Eyed-Susan |
Bladder Pod |
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Bleeding Heart |
Bloodroot |
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Bluebonnet |
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Boston Ivy *3 |
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Bouncing Bet |
Boxwood |
Bracken |
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Bracken Fern |
Broad Beans |
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Buckeyes (Horse Chestnuts) *4 |
Buckthorn |
Buckwheat |
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Buffalo Bur |
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Burning Bush |
Buttercup *7 |
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Cactus |
Caladium *3 |
Caley Pea |
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Calla Lily |
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Candelabra Aloe |
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Cardinal Flower |
Castor Bean *1 |
Celandine |
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Cherries (Most Forms) *4 |
Chinaberry *6 |
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Chives |
Chokecherry |
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Christmas Rose |
Chrysanthemum *2 |
Clematis |
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Clover |
Cockle Burr |
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Cockle Corn |
Comfrey |
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Coriaria *6 |
Corn |
Corn Cockle |
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Cornflower |
Corydalis |
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Cow Cockle |
Cowbane |
Cowslip |
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Creeping Charlie *4 |
Creeping Fig *2 |
Crocus |
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Crotalaria |
Crowfoot |
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Crown Of Thorns |
Crown Vetch |
Cyclamen |
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Daffodil *1 |
Daphne |
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Datura (Angel's Trumpets) |
Deadly Nightshade |
Death Angel Mushrooms |
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Death Camas |
Death Cap Mushrooms |
Delphinium *1 |
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Destroying Angels |
Devil's Trumpet |
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Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) |
Dieffenbachia |
Dock |
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Dogbane |
Doll's-Eyes |
Dologeton |
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Downy Thornapple |
Drooping Leucothoe |
Drunk Cane *3 |
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Dumb Cane |
Dutchman's Breeches *7 |
Easter Lily |
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Eggplant |
Elderberry |
Elephant Ear *4 |
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Emerald Duke *3 |
English Holly *4 |
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English Ivy |
English Yew *4 |
Ergot |
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Euonymus |
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Evergreen |
Everlasting Pea |
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False Hellbore |
False Morels |
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Fern |
Fiddleneck |
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Flax |
Fly Agaric |
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Four O'clock |
Foxglove *1 |
Fritillaria |
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Gill-Over-The-Ground |
Glocal Ivy *4 |
Glory Lily |
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Golden Chain Tree |
Golden Fowl |
Golden Glow |
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Greasewood |
Great Lobelia |
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Ground Cherry *1 |
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Ground Ivy |
Groundsel |
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Hairy Vetch |
Halogeton |
Heart Ivy *4 |
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Hellebo |
Hellebore |
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Hemlock |
Henbane |
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Holly |
Honeysuckle |
Hop |
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Horse Chestnut (Buckeye) *4 |
Horse Nettle |
Horsebeans |
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Horsebrush |
Horsetail |
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Hyacinth |
Hydrangea |
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Indian Poke |
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Indian Tobacco |
Indian Turnip *1 |
Iris (All Kinds) |
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Irises |
Ivy (All Kinds) |
Jack-In-The-Pulpit |
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Jack-O'lantern Fungus |
Japanese Pieris |
Japanese Plum *4 |
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Japanese Yew |
Jasmine *7 |
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Java Beans |
Jequirity Bean |
Jerusalem Cherry |
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Jessamine |
Jimson Weed |
Johnson Grass |
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Jonquil |
Jungle Trumpets |
Juniper |
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Kentucky Coffee Tree |
Klamath Weed |
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Laburnum |
Lamb's Quarters |
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Lantana |
Larkspur *1 |
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Laurel |
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Lily (Most Forms) |
Lily-Of-The-Valley |
Lobelia |
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Locoweed |
Lucerne |
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Lupine *7 |
Mandrake (May Apple) *7 |
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Marble Queen |
Marigold |
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Marijuana *5 |
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Marsh Marigold (Cowslip) |
Matrimony Vine *7 |
Mayapple (Mandrake) *7 |