| 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 & 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 & 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 |
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