Habitat: Escaped cultivation in waste places or old fields. Poisonous principle: Alkaloids: berberine, protopine, sanguinarine, and others. Habitat: Waste places, barnyards, and cultivated grounds. diarrhea, rapid breathing, rapid pulse, Description: Shrub or small bushy tree to 30 ft tall. Flowers and fruits small and crowded in dense but leafy and elongated While many plants can result in mild toxicity, these are some of the most common: Ivy, poinsettia, tansy, nettle, wisteria (seeds/pods), and iris can all result in mild to severe digestive upset. corolla white, inverted urn-shaped, constricted near the tubular tip, the short lobes somewhat spreading. opposite below and alternate in the upper portion of the plant; flowers small and green, the sexes separate. ex Klotz Shipping. Perirenal berries. Urine from affected animals causes mydriasis in laboratory animals (diagnostic). - Poppies have lovely colored papery blossoms that can be a bonus in the palette and texture of a garden. Diarrhea, elevated body temperature, depression, weakness, muscle rigidity, collapse, prostration, dehydration, and sweating. Description: (Fig. Poisonous principle: Several alkaloids (jervine, cyclopamine, and cycloposine, which are teratogenic) and glycoalkaloids (veratrosine). Most toxic garden plants, such as granny's bonnet, bluebells and hellebores, need to be eaten in such huge quantities to cause harm, that they're very unlikely to do so. Habitat: Seldom found except where planted, although sometimes where seeds have been accidentally spilled, these grasses will grow in old fields, waste places, roadsides, and around buildings. Chocolate, coffee and caffeine. Heavenly bamboo. (A. octandra Marsh.) They are related to strychnine. E. tirucalli Death from These species are native of Eurasia, cultivated in this country, and have become well-established out of cultivation. mucous membrane, and others. rosette of leaves; stem-leaves alternate, simple, lobed or divided. Sesbania punicea Anagallis arvensis Leaves simple, Habitat: Fields, waste places, floodplains, and lake shores. ptychanthum Dunal (S. americanum. hypoplasia of bone marrow. Symptoms: Dilated pupils, vomiting, Tobacco may also be dangerous to puppies and birds if they have access to cigarettes, L., and L. villosus Willd. Kalmia. Treatment: Supplemental feeding in dry season; nerve sedatives, heart and convulsions, and coma. racemes or short panicles; Habitat: Roadsides, waste places, and around old home sites. Lungs stamens numerous. Throughout the entire state. Necropsy: Ulcers of mouth and intestines; hemorrhage in intestine and kidney cortex; - Buttercups, 10) Erect, branched, stout-stemmed, hairy, annual herb to 6 ft tall, lacking spines; leaves Fruit a 3-valved opisthotonos, convulsions, internal bleeding; often mistaken for anthrax and other infectious diseases of cattle. These cookies do not store any personal information. Description: (Fig. Description: (Fig. Records of poisoning by the privets or ligustrums are infrequent in America; however, they are dangerous if clippings are available to horses, cattle, and sheep, or if the shrubs escape into pastures. "Milk-sickness" was a major problem around the late 1800's and early 1900's. diarrhea, and other gastrointestinal clinical signs are reported in toxic cases. Distribution: Found commonly throughout the state. Climbing cathartics. tall, arising annually from a Symptoms: Observed within few hours of ingestion of a toxic dose: dizziness, Symptoms: Vomiting, excitement, muscular weakness, digestive disorders, nausea and vomiting, frequent defecation. and distributions are given below. The teratogenic effect in pigs (exposure during gestation days 50-75) is arthogryposis. Correct hypovolemia and electrolyte imbalance. sedatives). Onions and garlic are unsafe foods for guinea pigs. leaflets. Cephalanthus occidentalis Necropsy: Acute: no lesions. inflorescences. alternate, pinnately divided into 4-6 rootstock; stem to 3 ft tall; leaves linear, mostly basal; flowers in a dense enteritis, and yellow discoloration of fat. coma, and finally die. Death is uncommon. A variety of toxic isoquinoline alkaloids including allocrytapine, berberine, chelidonine, coptisine, protopine, and sanguinarine are found in the sap and other parts of the plant [1-3 . Parts of plant: Fruit, leaves, and bulb. (schefflera, starleaf, Vegetatively this vine could be confused with the nonpoisonous wild honeysuckle, but it is distinguished by its more narrow shiny leaves (less than 3/4 in. Animals poisoned: Cattle and sheep most often affected; horses and goats to a lesser degree. water-hemlock, Spotted cowbane, Wild-parsnip. Flowers golden yellow, one or two in the axils of the old leaves, or forming leafy If you think your pet has eaten something potentially toxic, call Pet Poison Helpline or seek immediate veterinary treatment. Death if eaten in large enough quantity. alternate; margins entire. 42). L. - Castorbean, Robinia pseudoacacia Description: Shrub 3-7 ft tall with much-branched, somewhat broom-like, greenish, sharply 5-angled stems. Description: (Fig. 28) Semiparasitic on branches of various deciduous trees; stem branched and shrub-like, green, brittle. Laxatives and gastrointestinal protectants suggested. Poisonous principle: Cardioactive glycoside. Ingestion of any part of the plant can result in sedation or an excited (e.g., euphoric) state. Legumes about 3 in. Flowers solitary or in clusters; dogs. Parts of plant: Seeds and very young seedlings. Soapwort. Dark chocolate, semisweet chocolate, and unsweetened baker's chocolates . Toxicity to pets. spp. Parts of plant: Leaves, stems, roots, and seeds; dry or green. berry in late fall and persisting into the winter. Flowers white, in small heads, without rays; the heads in terminal, usually rounded, clusters. Stipular spines present. L. puberula (Steud.) spasms; later followed by shallow breathing, slow pulse, low temperature, Avocado contains a fungal toxin, persin, which can cause serious health issues in animals even causing death. respiratory failure within 24 hours of eating the plant. long, cylindric; fruit pear-shaped Schefflera spp. Throughout the entire state. Lethal dose: 0.5 mg/kg. across; flower parts in 6's. Convolvulus (aka Morning Glory) Corn cockle. Michx. Symptoms include (L.) Pers. Michx. hyperemia extending into the cortex; bladder The reproductive or red or blue "berries," and usually evergreen, needle-like or Under normal conditions this grass furnishes good forage. leaflets, the margins toothed. hyperkalemic-induced heart failure. sulfoxide. Because the yellow-orange sap of the foliage is toxic, acrid, and bitter-tasting, it seems unlikely that mammalian herbivores feed on this plant. Habitat: Creek or river banks, rich woods, edges of woods, and pastures. Michx. alternate, odd pinnately divided with 9-27 blade rounded with 3-9 lobes that are undulate to coarsely toothed. Flowers in large terminal Habitat and Distribution: There are a number of species throughout the entire long, widely spaced on the stem, evenly pinnate-compound with 24-52 Prevent exertion. Lactating animals should be milked and the milk thrown away. Poisonous principle: Coumarin is a harmless substance, but under certain conditions (damage by frost or dry weather, badly harvested, molding when stacked with high [over 50%] moisture, or other unknown conditions) it is changed to dicoumarol, a potent anticoagulant. Feeds containing large amounts of seeds of Treatment: Physostigmine and/or pilocarpine subcutaneously have been suggested. Gray) differs from the preceding species in that its flowers are in a diarrhea, loss of appetite, rough coat, dry muzzle, excessive thirst and urination, pulse weak and rapid. L. siphilitica Flowers yellow, in heads, ray Yes, celandine is a toxic plant. Delphinium Gross developmental anomalies. Perirenal The frond itself is often inclined to one side. Several species are cultivated as ornamentals in North Carolina, but T. canadensis Coastal plain, piedmont, and rarely in the mountains Group number: 4. sporangia-bearing structures. Flowers with 2 divergent, prolonged spurs; white or pale pink; tubers small and grain-like. (Map 40). alternate, 3-12 in. Parts of plant: Leaves, twigs, and nectar; 0.1-1.5% animal weight necessary to cause symptoms. Flowers yellow, 6-9 mm long with spur 2 mm; fruits drooping. The plant has an orange sap in the rhizome that grows just . Laburnum. Willd. characters, habitats, and distributions, are described below. perennial (Fig. A similar plant is Stylophorum diphyllum (wood poppy), and is also called celandine poppy by some (Fig. Leaves elliptic to broadly inverted pear-shaped, usually with a few coarse teeth above the middle, resinous dotted; flower heads in This small palm is often kept as a houseplant, making it more likely that your dog's curiosity will get the best of him. (pepperweed), Raphanus spp. 54) Herbaceous perennials, 3-8 ft tall, from a thick vertical necrosis in the tubules; albuminous degeneration in the liver. Animals poisoned: Cattle and poultry; 1/2 to 1 lb of cockle to 100 lb live weight of animal is enough to cause death. L. diffusus Nutt., L. perennis Description: The varieties of this grass are coarse annuals with leaves more than 1 in. - (L.) Britt. Parts of plant: Leaves, stems, and fruit. & H. - Description: (Fig. Description: Low herbaceous perennial from a bulb; leaves narrow and grass-like, 4-10 in. hemorrhage in kidney; blood may be in intestines. leaflets glandular pubescent and aromatic. This species is found rarely in southeastern North Carolina. The distinguishing characters, habitats, and distributions are given below Symptoms, Treatment, Necropsy: See Solanum. - Common (Kerr) Torr. Animals poisoned: Cattle mostly, but also horses, sheep, and swine. Fruit in a globose head. Celandine Poppy. (Fig. Poisonous principle: Amines, toxic proteins (lectin: toxalbumin), and unknowns. Symptoms are vomiting, Poisonous principle: Possibly a combination of phytotoxin called robin, a glycoside (robitin), and alkaloid (robinine). capsule. Distribution: (Map 37) Native of Asia, widely cultivated and escaped in the coastal plain and piedmont. cherry, Bird cherry. perennial herbs with corolla 2-spurred on the upper side. Ferns and related plants reproduce by dispersing spores rather than Necropsy: No gross lesions. Amaranthus retroflexus L. alternate, 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 in. Habitat: Escaped from cultivation into roadsides, old fields, waste places, and (Fig. Death on exertion. alternate, opposite, or Fumewort. Sheep and goats, and, to a limited extent, cattle and horses, suffer from this winter poisoning. Poisonous principle: An alcohol, trematol, which is cumulative, and certain glycosides excreted in the milk of lactating cows; resin acid. Repeat in 3-4 hours; or for horses, 100-200 mg subcutaneously or IV 3 times daily for several days. Hemp, Indian Hemp. Leaves There are many native species, and several are commonly cultivated as houseplants. Just as cleaners like bleach can poison people, they are also a leading cause of pet poisoning, resulting in stomach and respiratory . Kalmia, Rhododendron, and Pieris, but others may be just as dangerous if eaten in large quantities. raceme of nodding, white, aromatic, bell-shaped flowers. respiratory stimulants, and nerve Pers. Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Description: Greater celandine is a brittle, herbaceous perennial with ribbed stems and pubescent branches. Houseplant, a popular decorative Symptoms: Calycanthin is similar to strychnine in its action (convulsions, myocardial depression, and hypotension). Symptoms: Vomiting, violent diarrhea, loss of consciousness. Parts of plant: Leaves and especially the unripe (green) fruit. Usually not eaten because the plants taste extremely bitter. Other animals poisoned are cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, rats, and dogs. respiratory distress, difficult and open mouth breathing, lowered head, nasal discharge, elevated temperature, audible expiratory grunt, reluctance to move. The root is harvested between August and October. Spikelets 4-7 flowered, first glume is absent, and the other is as long as the remainder of the spikelet exclusive of the awns. ear, Anthurium Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental and occasionally escaped into various habitats. Stems green, red, or purple; leaves Transplantation of ruminal microflora. Parts of plant: All parts, green or dried in hay. Description: Perennial, glabrous, short-stemmed herbs from a cluster of small tubers or stout fleshy Parts of plant: Leaves and stems, green or wilted. It can tolerate drier, sunnier sites with some care. - Red-berried elder. Death can occur within 12-24 hours. Description: An annual with erect, branched stems, densely covered with light brown, wooly hairs. 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