toxic plants

Below is an alphabetical list of plants which are considered to be toxic to reptiles and amphibians. Although not all toxic plants to reptiles are listed here it is a good starting list.

A

ACOKANTHERA, ACONITE (MONK'S HOOD), AMARYLLIS, AMSINCKIA (TARWEED), ANENOME, APPLE (SEEDS ONLY), APRICOT (SEEDS ONLY), AUTUMN CROCUS, AVOCADO, AZALEA.

B

BANEBERRY, BEACH PEA, BETAL NUT PALM, BELLADONNA, BITTERSWEET, BIRD OF PARADISE, BLACK LOCUST, BLEEDING HEART, BLOODROOT, BLUEBONNET, BOTTLEBRUSH, BOXWOOD, BUCKEYE HORSE CHESTNUT, BUTTERCUP.

C

CLADIUM, CALLA LILLY, CARDINAL FLOWER, CAROLINA JESSAMINE, CASAVA, CASTOR BEAN, CHALICE OR TRUMPET VINE, CHERRY(INNER SEEDS ONLY), CHERRY LAUREL, CHINA BERRY TREE, CHRISTMAS BERRY, CHRISTMAS CACTUS (EUPHORBIA), CHRISTMAS ROSE, COLUMBINE, COMMON PRIVET, CORAL PLANT, CROCUS, CROTON, CYCLAMEN.

D

DAPHNE, DAFFODIL, DEADLY NIGHTSHAde, death camus, destroying angel (death cap), delphinium, dumb cane (dieffenbachia), dogwood.

e

elderberry, eggplant, english ivy, elephant ear (taro), euphorbia, eucalyptus.

f

fiddle neck (senecio), false hellebore, four o clock, fly agaric (amanita, death cap), foxglove.

g

gelsemium, golden chain.

h

hemlock roots, henbane, holly (english &american), horse chestnut, horsetail reed (equisetum), hyacinth, hydrangea.

i

iris, impatiens (touch-me-not), ivy (all forms).

j

jack-in-the-pulpit, jasmine, jasmine star, jatropha, jersusalem cherry, jessamine, jimson weed (thorn apple), johnson grass.

k

l

lambkill (sheep laurel), lantana camara, larkspur, laurel, lily of the valley, lobelia, locoweed, locusts, lupine.

m

may apple, marijuana,michineel, mescal, mistletoe,milk weed, monkshood, moccasin flower, morning glory, moonseed, mushrooms, moutain laurel.

n

natal cherry, narcissus, nicotine (tree, bush, flowering), nectarine (inner pit only), nightshades.

o

oak trees, oleander.

p

peach (innerpit only), pear seeds, pennyroyal, peony, periwinkle, philodendrons, pinks, plum seeds, poinsettia, poison hemlock, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, pokewood or pokeberry, poppy, potato,privet.

q

r

rhubarb, redwood, rosary pea, rhododendron, russian thistle, rosemary.

s

salmon berry, scotch broom, skunk cabbage, spanish bayonet, sudan grass, sweetpea, sage, scarlet pimpernel, senecio (fiddle neck), snapdragon, squirrel corn, sundrew.

t

taro (elephant ear), tiger lily, tomato plant, tree of heaven, trumpet vine, tansy, tarweed, toad flax, toyon berry, trillium, tulip.

u

v

venus flytrap, vetch, verbena, virginia creeper.

w

water hemlock, wisteria,wild parsnip.

x

y

yew, yellow star thistle.

z

N.B feeding your reptile excessive amounts of spinach can also induce toxic reactions.