Plants and Cats
A list of toxic and non toxic plants can be printed from here: https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/cats-plant-list
This list contains plants that have been reported as having systemic effects on animals and/or intense effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Please note that the information contained in our plant lists is not meant to be all-inclusive, but rather a compilation of the most frequently encountered plants. If you think that your animal is ill or may have ingested a poisonous substance, contact your local veterinarian or a 24-hour emergency poison hotline.
Plants Poisonous to Cats:
- Almond (Pits of)
- Alocasia
- Aloe Vera
- Amaryllis
- American Yew
- Apple (seeds)
- Apple Leaf Croton
- Apricot (Pits of)
- Arrowgrass
- Asparagus Fern
- Autumn Crocus
- Avacado (fuit and pit)
- Azalea Baby’s Breath
- Baneberry
- Bayonet
- Beargrass
- Beech
- Belladonna
- Bird of Paradise
- Bittersweet
- Black Locust
- Black-eyed Susan
- Bleeding Heart
- Bloodroot
- Bluebonnet
- Box
- Boxwood
- Branching Ivy
- Buckeyes
- Buddist Pine
- Burning Bush
- Buttercup Cactus
- Caladium
- Calla Lily
- Candelabra
- Castor Bean
- Ceriman
- Charming Dieffenbachia
- Cherry (pits, seeds & wilting leaves)
- Cherry, ground
- Cherry, Laurel
- Cherry, most wild varieties
- Chinaberry
- Chinese Evergreen
- Christmas Rose
- Chrysanthemum
- Cineria
- Clematis
- Cordatum
- Coriaria
- Corn Plant
- Cornflower
- Cornstalk Plant
- Corydalis
- Crocus, Autumn
- Croton
- Crown of Thorns
- Cuban Laurel
- Cutleaf Philodendron
- Cycads
- Cyclamen
- Daffodil
- Daphne
- Datura
- Deadly Nightshade
- Death Camas
- Decentrea
- Delphinium
- Devil’s Ivy
- Dieffenbachia
- Dracaena Palm
- Dragon Tree
- Dumb Cane
- Easter Lily *
- Eggplant
- Elaine
- Elderberry
- Elephant Ear
- Emerald Feather
- English Ivy
- English Yew
- Eucalyptus
- Euonymus
- Evergreen Ferns
- Fiddle-leaf fig
- Flax
- Florida Beauty
- Four O’Clock
- Foxglove
- Fruit Salad Plant
- Geranium
- German Ivy
- Giant Dumb Cane
- Glacier Ivy
- Gold Dieffenbachia
- Gold Dust Dracaena
- Golden Chain
- Golden Glow
- Golden Pothos
- Gopher Purge
- Hahn’s Self-Branching Ivy
- Heartland Philodendron
- Hellebore
- Hellebore
- Hemlock, Poison
- Hemlock, Water
- Henbane
- Holly
- Horse Chestnuts
- Horsebeans
- Horsebrush
- Hurricane Plant
- Hyacinth
- Hydrangea
- Indian Rubber Plant
- Indian Tobacco
- Iris
- Iris Ivy
- Jack in the Pulpit
- Janet Craig Dracaena
- Japanese Show Lily *
- Java Beans
- Jerusalem Cherry
- Jessamine
- Jimson Weed
- Jonquil
- Jungle Trumpets
- Kalanchoe
- Lacy Tree Philodendron
- Lantana
- Larkspur
- Laurel
- Lily
- Lily of the Valley
- Lily Spider
- Locoweed
- Lupine
- Madagascar Dragon Tree
- Marble Queen
- Marigold
- Marijuana
- Mescal Bean
- Mexican Breadfruit
- Miniature Croton
- Mistletoe
- Mock Orange
- Monkshood
- Moonseed
- Morning Glory
- Morning Glory
- Mother-in Law’s Tongue
- Mountain Laurel
- Mushrooms
- Narcissus
- Needlepoint Ivy
- Nephytis
- Nightshade Oleander
- Onion
- Oriental Lily *
- Peace Lily
- Peach (pits and wilting leaves)
- Pencil Cactus
- Peony
- Periwinkle
- Philodendron
- Pimpernel
- Plumosa Fern
- Poinciana
- Poinsettia (low toxicity)
- Poison Hemlock
- Poison Ivy
- Poison Oak
- Pokeweed
- Poppy
- Potato
- Pothos
- Precatory Bean
- Primrose
- Privet, Common
- Red Emerald
- Red Princess
- Red-Margined Dracaena
- Rhododendron
- Rhubarb
- Ribbon Plant
- Rosemary Pea
- Rubber Plant
- Saddle Leaf Philodendron
- Sago Palm
- Satin Pothos
- Schefflera
- Scotch Broom
- Silver Pothos
- Skunk Cabbage
- Snow on the Mountain
- Snowdrops
- Spotted Dumb Cane
- Staggerweed
- Star of Bethlehem
- String of Pearls
- Striped Dracaena
- Sweetheart Ivy
- Sweetpea
- Swiss Cheese plant
- Tansy Mustard
- Taro Vine
- Tiger Lily *
- Tobacco
- Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves)
- Tree Philodendron
- Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia
- Tulip
- Tung Tree
- Virginia Creeper
- Water Hemlock
- Weeping Fig
- Western Yew
- Wild Call
- Wisteria Yews (e.g. Japanese Yew)