Foothill Chapter

Caring for Your Tortoise

Poisonous Plant List

This list is compiled from a variety of lists of plants that range from slightly irritating to extremely toxic. Some of the plants on this list require consumption in large amounts in comparison to body weight to reach a negative or toxic effect. If your pet is seen nibbling on or rubbing against any of the plants on this list, it is advised that you call your Poison Control Center 800-876-4766 or your veterinarian.

Aconite - Monkshood
Anemone - Windflower
Angel’s Trumpet (flowers and seeds)
Apocynaceae family - Adenium obesum
Araceae family - Arum
Asclepiadaceae family - Milkweed
Asparagus Fern
Autumn Crocus
Azalea - Rhododendron (leaves)
Baby’s Breath
Bird of Paradise
Bluebell (entire plant)
Boxwood
Bracken Fern
Bulbs:
Amaryllis - Naked Lady
Snowdrop
Crocus
Hyacinth
Iris
Tulip
Caladium
Calycanthus (convulsions)
Canary Bird Bush
Carolina Jessamine
Castor Bean (seeds or beans)
China Berry Tree (fruit)
Chinese Evergreen
Comfrey (Leaves)
Corn Cockle
Croton (outdoor version)
Cyclamen
Daphne - Thymelaeacae family
Delphinium - Larkspur
Desert Rose
Dumb Cane - Diffenbachia (sap)
Duranta - Ververnaceae family
Echium vulgare
Eggplant (leaves)
Elderberry of S. Callicarpa
Elephant’s ears - Caladium
Euphorbiaceae family (sap)
Fava Bean, Horse bean (allergenic)
Foxglove - Digitalis
Glory Lily, Climbing Lily
Goldenchain Tree (seedpods)
Horse Chestnut
House Plants - contain histamines that are not usually toxic but irritate the mouth of mammals.
Ivy - many varieties
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Japanese Yew
Jerusalem Cherry
Jicama Seeds
Larkspur
Laurels - Ericaceae family (Mountain and Western)
Liliaceae family - Crinum
Lily-of-the-Valley
Lobelia
Locust (bark, leaves and seeds)
Marsh Marigold
Meadow Saffron
Milkweed - Asclepiadaceae family
Mistletoe
Mother-in-law’s tongue
Mushrooms
Myoporum (fruit and leaves)
Nicotiana
Nightshade
Oleander (leaves and flowers)
Poinsettia (sap)
Poison oak and poison ivy
Potato Vine
Pregnant Onion (all parts)
Privet (leaves and fruit)
Ranunculaceae family
Rhododendron - Azalea
Rhubarb leaves
Spanish Broom (all parts)
Star of Bethlehem (all parts)
Verbenaceae family - Duranta
Water Hemlock
Yew