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Plants that are toxic to cats:

*Please note that some poisonous plants may inadvertently be omitted from this list. If your cat becomes ill after ingesting a plant or you suspect your cat has ingested a poisonous plant, contact Pet Poison Helpline or your veterinarian.

A
F
Nephytis

Alfalfa

Ferns Nightshade (All)

Almond

Fiddle Leaf Philodendron O

Aloe Vera

Flamingo Plant Oleander
Alocasia Flax Onion
Amaryllis Florida Beauty or Beautiful Orange Day Lily
Andromeda Japonica Four O'Clock Oriental Lily

Apple Foxglove P
Apple Leaf Croton Fruit Salad Plant

Peace Lily
Apricot G Peach Pits
Arrowgrass Geranium Pencil Cactus
Asian Lily (Liliaceae Family)

German Ivy

Peony
Asparagus Fern Giant Dumbcane Periwinkle
Australian Nut Glacier Ivy Philodendron (All)
Avocado Gladiola Plum (Plumrose) Fern
Azalea

Glory Chain Poinciana
B Gold Dieffenbachia Poison Hemlock
Baby's Breath Gold Dust Dracaena Poison Ivy
Baneberry Golden Glow Poison Oak
Bayonet Golden Pathos Pokeweed
Beargrass Gopher Purge Poppy
Beech Trees Golden Chain Potato (Green)
Bird of Paradise Green & Gold Nephthysis

Pathos (All)
Bittersweet (American
& European)
H Precatory Bean
Black-eyed Susan Hahn's English Ivy Primrose
Black Locust Heartleaf Philodendron Privet

Bleeding Hearts Heavenly Bamboo Q
Bloodroot Hellebore Queensland Nut
Bluebonnet Hemlock (All) R
Boxwood Tree Henbane Red Emerald Plant
Branching Ivy Holly Red Lily
Buckeye Honeysuckle Red marigold Cracaena
Buddhist Pine Horsebeans Red Princess Plant
Burning Bush HorsebushHarsebrush Rhododendron
Buttercup

Horsehead Philodendron Phubarb Leaves
C
Horse Chestnuts
Ribbon Plant (Dracaena Sandereriana)

Caladium

Hurricane Plant Rosemary Tea
Calla Lily Hyacinth Rubber Tree Plant
Candelabra Cactus Hydrangea

Rubrum Lily

Castor Bean I S
Ceriman (Cutleaf Philodendron)
Indian Rubber Tree

Saddle Leaf Philodendron
Cherry - domestic Indian Tobacco Sago Palm
Cherry - ground Iris Satin Pathos
Cherry - Laurel Iris Ivy

Schefflera
Cherry - wild J Scotch Broom
Chinaberry Tree Jack in the Box/Pulpit Skunk Cabbage
Chinese Evergreen JC - Janet Craig Dracaena Snowdrops
Christmas Rose Japanese Showy Lily Snow on the Mountain
Chrysanthemum Japanese Yew Spotted Dumbcane
Cineria Java Beans Stagger Weed
Clematis Jessamine Star of Bethlehem
Cordatum Jerusalem Cherry Stargazer Lily
Cariaria Jimson Weed String of Pearls
Corn Plant Jonquil Striped Dracaena
Cornflower Jungle Trumpet

Sweetheart Ivy
Cornstalk Plant K Sweet Pea
Croton Kalanchoe

Swiss Cheese Plant

Corydalis L T
Crocus Lace Fern Tansy Mustard
Crown of Thorns Lacy Tree Taro Vine
Cuban Laurel Lantana Tiger Lily
Cycads Laurel Tobacco
Cyclamen

Lily (Most Varieties) Tomato (Green)
D
Lily Spider Tree Philodendron
Daffodil Lily of the Valley Tropic Snow Dumbcane
Daphne Locoweed Tulip
Day Lily Lupine

Tung Tree

Deadly Nightshade M V
Death Cactus Madagascar Dragon Tree Variable Dieffenbachia
Devil's Ivy Marble Queen (Princess) Variegated Philodendron
Delphinium Marigold (All) Virginia Creeper

Decentrea Marijuana W
Dieffenbachia (All) Mauna Loa Peacy Lily Warnecki Dracaena
Dragon Tree (Madagascar) Mescal Bean Weeping Fig
Dumbcane (All)

Mexican Breadfruit Wild Call
E Miniature Croton Wisteria
Easter Lily Mistletoe Wood Lily

Eggplant Mock Orange Y
Elaine or Elaine's Plant Monkshood Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Elderberry Moonseed Yew (All)
Elephant Ear Morning Glory Yucca
Emerald Feather Mother In Law's Tongue  
Emerald Fern Mountain Laurel  
English Ivy Mushrooms

 
Eucalyptus N  
Euonymus (All) Narcissus  
Evergreen Needlepoint Ivy  


References:

  1. Burrows GE, Tyrl RJ. Toxic Plants of North America. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 2001
  2. Fowler M. Poisonous Plants: A Veterinary Guide to Toxic Syndromes CD. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA. 1998.
  3. Knight AP, Walter RG. A Guide to Plant Poisoning of Animals in North America. Teton New Media, Jackson, WY. 2001.
  4. Unknown. Poisonous Plants of the Southern United States. UGA Extension Service, Athens, GA. 1985.


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