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)