Plant Name
|
Poisonous Part
|
Effects
|
| Azalea |
Entire plant |
Paralysis of the muscles, including the heart. Depression of central nervous system. Sometimes fatal. |
| Bird of Paradise |
Seed pods |
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. |
| Buttercup and Ranunculus |
Entire plant |
Stomach irritation / diarrhoea / convulsions. |
| Calla Lily |
Entire plant |
Intense burning sensation / irritation of the mouth and stomach. |
| Castor Bean |
Entire plant but especially the seeds |
Burning sensation in the mouth. Eating two or more seeds may cause serious illness / death. |
| Daffodil |
Bulb |
Severe vomiting and diarrhoea, trembling, convulsions and sometimes death. |
| Daphne |
Entire plant |
Burning and ulceration of stomach and intestines, bloody vomiting and diarrhoea. |
| English Ivy |
Leaves/berries |
General excitement, difficulty breathing / coma. |
| Holly |
Berries |
Vomiting, diarrhoea, weakness / collapse. |
| Iris |
Leaves, roots and fleshy portions |
Severe but temporary digestive upset. |
| Jerusalem Cherry |
Berries |
Vomiting, diarrhoea and collapse. |
| Lantana |
Berries |
Gastro-intestinal irritation / muscular weakness / circulatory difficulties, sometimes fatal. |
| Oleander |
Entire Plant |
Nausea, depression, bloody diarrhoea, weakened and irregular pulse and paralysis. |
| Poinsettia |
Leaves/stem |
Diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, delirium. Sap can cause skin irritation. If rubbed in eyes, blindness. |
| Poison Oak |
Leaves |
Skin irritation. |
| Privet |
Entire plant |
Bloody vomiting, diarrhoea, severe irritation of the digestive tract, general nervous symptoms. |
| Rhubarb |
Leaves |
Vomiting, severe abdominal pain, muscle cramps and in large quantities, convulsions / coma / death. |
| Wisteria |
Entire plant |
Severe vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea. |
| Yellow Jasmine |
Entire plant |
Thirst / dilated pupils / reddened skin / headache. |
