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Common Toxic Plants

There are a number of common plants which may be toxic to dogs and cats and should be avoided.
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Common Toxic Plants

Found below is a list of some of the most common plants deemed toxic to dogs and cats. Thankfully, most of the plants mentioned are bitter tasting or are otherwise unappealing such that most pets would avoid consuming the amounts needed to cause a poisoning. That said, avoidance is likely the safest route.

Please be aware that this is not a comprehensive list. Please refer to the following American Society for the Prevention of Cruelity to Animals website for a thorough list: http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/

Angel’s trumpet
Autumn crocus
Azalea
Belladonna lily
Bittersweet

Moonseed
Morning glory
Mountain laurel
Narcissus, daffodil, jonquil
Nettle
Bleeding heart
Castor bean
Chinaberry tree
Christmas rose
Daphne
Horse chestnut or buckeye
Iris or flag
Irish potato
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Lantana
Oleander
Philodendron
Poinsettia
Rhubarb
Rosary pea or precatory bean
Delphinium or larkspur
English holly
English ivy
Foxglove
Golden chain
Lily, including Easter lily, tiger lily
Lily of the valley
Lupine
Mistletoe
Monkshood
Thom apple or jimsonweed
Tobacco
Wisteria
Yellow jessamine
Yew