THE POISON PLANT PATCH

Poison Ivy, Monkshood, Buttercup, Destroying Angel are all examples of toxic plants or mushrooms that can cause vomiting, convulsions, diarrhea, heart failure, contact dermatitis or death.

The deadly beauty of common wildflowers of the Northeast is illustrated here, in addition to the medical symptoms of poisoning. Learn more about the alkaloids, resins, oils and toxic proteins found in house plants, annuals, perennials or native wildflowers. More than 50 plants, mushrooms and algae are included. Did you know that only a few microscopic algae are responsible for the closure of shellfish to harvesting seasonally?

The website contains but a sample of potential poison plants, not all known toxic plants are identified, nor are all known plant toxins included. It is not intended to replace medical consultation, but is intended as an introduction to the possibilities.

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POISON PLANT LOOKUP

Browse Plant Guide By --------------------------------- Plant Category / Family Common Plant Name Botanical Plant Name Poison Type Choose Browse Criteria

Choose Plant Family --------------------------------- Algues toxiquesAloe FamilyAmanita FamilyAmanita Family2Amaryllis FamilyArum FamilyBean FamilyBirch FamilyBuckeye FamilyBuckwheat FamilyButtercup FamilyCashew FamilyFlax FamilyFumitory FamilyHeath FamilyHolly FamilyHoneysuckle FamilyHymenogastraceaeHymenogastraceae FamilyLily FamilyMagic MushroomsMagic Mushrooms2Magic Mushrooms3Mezereum FamilyNightshade FamilyParsley FamilyPlantain FamilyPoisonous AlgaePoisonous AlgaePoppy FamilyRose FamilySensitive-fern FamilySnapdragon FamilySpurge FamilySt. Johns-wort FamilySunflower FamilyYew Family

Choose Common Plant --------------------------------- AlderAloeAutumn CrocusBaneberryBleeding HeartBloodrootBracken FernBuckwheatButtercupCaladiumCastor BeanCherry, Chokecherry, PlumCloverCommon St. John's-wortConocybeCrotonCrown-of-thornsDaffodilDaphneDeadly GalerinaDestroying AngelDumbcaneElderberryEnglish HollyFalse HelleboreFlaxFly AgaricFoxgloveGolden ChainHorse-chestnutJack-in-the-pulpit; Indian TurnipJimsonweedLaceleafLarkspur and MonkshoodLiberty CapLily of the valleyLocustLupin or LupineMarsh-marigoldNightshade, BittersweetPanaeolusPhilodendronPlantainPoinsettiaPoison HemlockPoison IvyPoppyRagweedRed TideRhododendron, Rhodora, AzaleaRhubarbScillaScotch BroomSkunk-cabbageSnow-on-the-mountainStar of BethlehemSun SpurgeTansy RagwortTulipVirgin's-bowerWater-hemlock; CowbaneWinterberry, Canada HollyWormwoodYew

Choose Botanical Plant --------------------------------- Actaea speciesAesculus hippocastanumAlnus speciesAloe barbadensisAmanita muscariaAmanita virosaAmbrosia speciesAnthurium speciesArisaema triphyllumArtemisia speciesCaladiumCaltha palustrisCicuta maculataClematis speciesCodiaeum variegatumColchicum autumnaleConium maculatumConocybeConvallaria speciesCytisus scopariusDaphne mezereumDatura stramoniumDelphinium and AconitumDicentra formosaDieffenbachia speciesDigitalis purpureaEndymion speciesEuphorbia helioscopiaEuphorbia marginataFagopyrum esculentumGalerina AutumnalisHypericum perforatumIlex aquifoliumIlex verticillataKoeberlinia species; Euphorbia speciesLaburnum speciesLinum speciesLupinus speciesNarcissus speciesOrnithogalumPanaeolus speciesPapaver speciesPhilodendron speciesPlantago speciesPoinsettiaPrunus speciesPsilocybe pelliculosa, P. semilanceolataPteridium aquilinumRanunculus speciesRed TideRheum rhabarbarumRhododendron speciesRicinus communisRobinia speciesSambucus speciesSanguinaria canadensisSenecio jacobaeaSolanum dulcamaraSymplocarpus foetidusTaxus speciesToxicodendron radicansTrifolium speciesTulipaVeratrum species

Choose Poison Type --------------------------------- AlcoholAlkaloidsCarcinogens and co-carcinogensGlycosidesHay Fever allergensOxalatesPhenolsPhototoxinsProteins and Amino AcidsResins and Volatile OilsShellfish Poisons

Common Lookups

Poison Ivy

Red Tide

Buttercups

Ragweed

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