Toxic plants
This is only a partial list; if you don't see the one you are concerned about, do not assume it is safe. You can call the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Poison Center at (415) 666-2845 for plant identification and toxicity information.
A
Acokanthera, Amaryllis, Angel's trumpet apple, Apricot, Avocado, Azalea
B
Balsam pear, Baneberry, Belladonna, Bird of Paradise, Bitter melon, Bittersweet, Black locust, Blue cohush, Blue-green algae, Boxwood, Bracken Fern, Buckthorn, Burdock, Buttercup
C
Caladium, Calla lily, Carnation, Caster bean, Catclaw acacia, Chalice vine, Cherry tree, Chinaberry, Chokecherry, Christmas candle, Clematis, Coffee bean, Coral plant, Cotoneaster, Creeping charlie, Crocus, Cycad or Sago, Cycas
D
Daffodil, Daphne, Datura, Deadly amanita, Deadly nightshade, Death camas, Deiffenbachia, Delphinium, Devil's Ivy, Dumbcane
E
Eggplant, Elderberry, Elephant's ear (taro), Euonymus, European pennyroyal
F
False henbane ava bean, Figs (ficus), Four o'clock, Foxglove, Fruit pits
G
Golden chain
H
Heliotrope, Hemlock, Henbane, Holly and berries, Horse chestnut, Horse nettle, Hyacinth, Hydrangea
I
Indian turnip, Iris (blue flag), Ivy (Boston, English and Baltic)
J
Jack-in-the-pulpit, Java bean, Jequirity bean, Jerusalem cherry, Jessamine, Yellow Jimsonweed, Jonquil, Juniper
L
Lantana, Larkspur, Delhinium Laurel, English Lily of the valley, Lobelia, Locoweed, Lords & ladies, Lupine
M
Marigold, Marijuana, Mayapple, Mescal bean, Milkweed, Mistletoe, Mock orange, Monkshood, Moonseed, Morning glory seeds, Mountain Laurel, Mushrooms
N
Narcissus, Nightshade
O
Oak, Oleander
P
Peach, Pear, Peony, Periwinkle, Peyote, Philodendron, Pigweed, Pikeweed, Plum, Poinsettia, Poison hemlock, Poison ivy, Poison oak, Poison sumac, Pokeberry, Pokeweed, Poppy, Potato (shoots and plant), Pothos, Primrose, Privet, Prunus species seed pits
R
Ragwort, Red maple, Red sage, Rhododendron, Rhubarb, Rosary bean/pea
S
Sage, Seed pits: almond, apple, apricot, cherry, peach, pear and plum, Shamrock plant, Skunk cabbage, Snowdrop, Snow on the mountain, Sorrel, Spurges, Squill, Star of Bethlehem, String of beads/pearls, Sweet pea
T
Tobacco, Tomato leaves and plant, Toyon leaves, Tulip
U
Umbrella plant
V
Vetches, Vinca, Virginia creeper
W
Walnut, Water hemlock, Waxberry, Wisteria, Witchhazel, Woodrose
Y
Yam bean, Yew
Non-toxic plants
A
African daisy, african violet, aluminum plant, alyssum
B
Baby's tears, bachelor's button, balloon flower, bamboo (including golden), bee balm, bellflower, bird's nest fern, black-eyed Susan vine, blue marguerite, bottlebrush, bougainvillea, brush cherry, butterfly bush
C
California poppy, camellia, canna lily, carob tree, carpet bugle, cast iron plant, China aster, China doll, Christmas cactus, cockscomb, coleus, coreopsis, coral bells, corn plant, cosmos, crape myrtle, crocus(spring-blooming), crown-pink
D
Dahlia, dandelion, daylily, Douglas fir, dracaena
E
Easter lily, escallonia, eugenia, evening primrose
F
False spiraea, ferns (asparagus, bird's nest, Boston, maidenhair), figs (creeping, rubber, fiddle leaf, laurel left), flame violet, flowering maple, forget-me-not, freesia, fuchsia
G
Gardenia, globe thistle, gloxinia, goldfish plant, grape
hyacinth, grape ivy
H
Hare's-foot fern, hawthorn, heart-of-flame bromeliad,
hen and chicks, hibiscus, honey locust
I
Ice plant, impatiens, India hawthorn
J
Japanese aralia, Job's tears
K
Kangaroo vine
L
Lavender, lipstick plant, liriope
M
Magnolia, manzanita, meadow sweet, mirror plant, money plant, moneywort, mosaic plant, mountain ash, mulberry
N
Nasturtium, neoregelia bromeliad, nerve plant
O
Orchids, pachysandra
P
Palms (except fishtail), Palo Verde, passion vine, peperomia, persian violet, petunia, phlox, photinia, piggy-back plant, pine tree, pink polka-dot plant, pittosporum, plantain lily, pocketbook plant, ponytail plant, portulaca, prayer plant, purple coneflower, purple velvet plant
Q
Queen's tears bromeliad
R
Rattlesnake plant, red-hot poker, rockrose, rosary vine
S
Sage, silk tree, snapdragon, spider flower, spider plant, spiraea, spruce, star jasmine, statice, stonecrop, strawberry tree, sunflower, swedish ivy, sweet gum, sword fern, sycamore
T
Ti plant
U
Urn plant bromeliad
V
Viburnum, vriesea bromeliad
W
Weigela, willow, yucca, zinnia
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