PAWS Pet Poison Reference Library

Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants for Pets

PAWS was built to be one of the most detailed plant-safety references for pet owners, veterinarians, rescues, boarding facilities, and animal-care professionals. Browse 359 in-depth plant-safety guides for dogs, cats, horses, livestock, rabbits, birds, reptiles, and other animals. Each guide is built as a practical pet-poison reference, with plant identification, scientific names, toxic compounds, poisoning symptoms, first aid, veterinary treatment, prognosis, prevention, and research citations.

Palm Lily or New Zealand Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis) with a branching woody trunk, dense crowns of long narrow sword-shaped green leaves, and a large spray of small creamy-white flowers

Palm Lily

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.
Asparagaceae — Asparagus Family;
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Panda or Horsehead Philodendron (Philodendron bipennifolium) climbing a support with glossy leathery olive-green leaves shaped like a horse’s head, fiddle, or saddle and long aerial roots along the stem.

Panda Plant

Philodendron bipennifolium Schott
Araceae — Arum or Aroid Family
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Paper White Narcissus with exposed tan bulbs, narrow upright blue-green leaves, and clusters of strongly scented white flowers with small white central cups.

Paper White

Narcissus papyraceus Ker Gawl.
Amaryllidaceae — Amaryllis Family
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Paraguayan Jasmine (Brunfelsia australis) shrub with oval green leaves, fragrant flowers fading from purple to lavender and white.

Paraguayan Jasmine

Brunfelsia australis Benth.
Solanaceae — Nightshade Family
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Pastuchov’s Ivy (Hedera pastuchovii), an evergreen woody climber with glossy green juvenile and mature leaves, clinging aerial rootlets, greenish flower umbels, and rounded black fruit on mature flowering growth

Pastuchov's Ivy

Hedera pastuchovii Woronow
Araliaceae — Ginseng or Ivy Family
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Patterson’s Curse or Purple Viper’s-Bugloss (Echium plantagineum), an erect bristly pasture weed with broad hairy rosette leaves, branching stems, and curved clusters of purple funnel-shaped flowers

Patterson's Curse

Echium plantagineum L.
Boraginaceae — Borage or Forget-Me-Not Family
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Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) with a dense clump of glossy dark green lance-shaped leaves and upright white sail-like spathes surrounding cream-colored flower-bearing spadices

Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum Schott spp.
Araceae — Arum or Aroid Family
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Pencil Cactus or Firestick Plant, Euphorbia tirucalli, with dense clusters of smooth cylindrical pencil-thick succulent branches colored green yellow orange and red, tiny short-lived leaves near young tips, and white milky latex emerging from a freshly broken stem.

Pencil Cactus / Firestick Plant

Euphorbia tirucalli L.
Euphorbiaceae — Spurge Family;
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Perennial Pea or Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius), a vigorous climbing vine with broadly winged stems, paired blue-green leaflets, branching tendrils, clusters of unscented pink pea-shaped flowers, and flat brown seed pods

Perennial Pea

Lathyrus latifolius L.
Fabaceae — Pea or Legume Family
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Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), an erect-to-spreading mounded plant with smooth opposite glossy green leaves marked by pale midribs, five-lobed pink pinwheel-shaped flowers with darker centers, milky sap, and paired slender seed pods

Periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
Apocynaceae — Dogbane Family
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Persian Ivy (Hedera colchica), a vigorous evergreen woody climber with very large thick leathery heart-shaped dark green leaves, clinging aerial rootlets, rounded greenish flower umbels, and clusters of black berries

Persian Ivy

Hedera colchica (K.Koch) K.Koch
Araliaceae — Ginseng or Ivy Family
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Philodendron Pertusum or Monstera deliciosa, a tropical climbing plant with thick stems, hanging aerial roots, and large glossy heart-shaped green leaves divided into deep lobes and natural oval openings

Philodendron Pertusum

Monstera deliciosa Liebm.
Araceae — Arum or Aroid Family
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Japanese Pieris (Pieris japonica), a dense broadleaf evergreen shrub with glossy serrated dark green leaves, copper-red new growth, and drooping clusters of small white urn-shaped spring flowers

Pieris

Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D.Don ex G.Don
Ericaceae — Heath or Heather Family
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Pig Lily or White Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica), a clump-forming wetland plant with large glossy arrow-shaped green leaves, upright white funnel-shaped spathes surrounding yellow spadices, and clusters of green to orange berries

Pig Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.
Araceae — Arum or Aroid Family
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Pigtail Plant (Anthurium scherzerianum), a compact tropical plant with narrow glossy dark green leaves and a bright red waxy spathe surrounding a distinctive curled orange-red corkscrew-shaped spadix

Pigtail Plant

Anthurium scherzerianum Schott
Araceae — Arum or Aroid Family
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Pinks or Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus), a compact gray-green plant with narrow opposite leaves, jointed upright stems, and fragrant double pink flowers with deeply fringed or serrated petal edges

Pinks

Dianthus caryophyllus L.
Caryophyllaceae — Carnation or Pink Family
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Sprenger Asparagus Fern (Asparagus aethiopicus ‘Sprengeri’), sometimes mislabeled Plumosa Fern, with long arching thorny stems, clusters of narrow bright green leaf-like cladodes, small white flowers, and round red berries

Plumosa Fern

Asparagus aethiopicus L. ‘Sprengeri’
Asparagaceae — Asparagus Family
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Potted Poinsettia or Euphorbia pulcherrima with dark green leaves, broad red bracts surrounding small yellow-green central cyathia, and branching green stems.

Poinsettia

Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch
Euphorbiaceae — Spurge Family
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Poison daisy, Anthemis cotula, with finely divided feathery leaves and white daisy-like rays surrounding raised yellow flower centers.

Poison Daisy

Anthemis cotula L.
Asteraceae — Aster, Daisy, or Sunflower Family
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Poison parsnip, Cicuta maculata, with sharply toothed lance-shaped leaflets, branching hollow stems, and flat clusters of tiny white flowers growing in wet ground.

Poison Parsnip

Cicuta maculata L.
Apiaceae — Carrot, Parsley, or Celery Family
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Poison suckleya, Suckleya suckleyana, forming a low mat of fleshy reddish stems with alternate round-to-diamond-shaped leaves edged by short triangular teeth.

Poison Suckleya

Suckleya suckleyana (Torr.) Rydb.
Amaranthaceae — Amaranth or Pigweed Family
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Pothos, Epipremnum aureum, with trailing stems and glossy heart-shaped green leaves irregularly marbled with golden yellow.

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum (Linden & André) G.S.Bunting
Araceae — Arum or Aroid Family
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Precatory bean, Abrus precatorius, with pinnate leaves, pink pea-like flowers, brown pods, and glossy scarlet seeds marked black around one end.

Precatory Bean

Abrus precatorius L.
Fabaceae — Pea, Bean, or Legume Family
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Fresh green and purple grapes beside concentrated dried raisins, all of which can cause acute kidney injury in dogs.

Raisins and Grapes

Primarily Vitis vinifera L.
Vitaceae Juss. — Grape Family
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