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.

Fruit Salad Plant, Monstera deliciosa, with large glossy fenestrated leaves, aerial roots, a cream-colored spathe, and an elongated green developing fruit

Fruit Salad Plant

Monstera deliciosa Liebm.
Araceae
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Garden Calla, Zantedeschia aethiopica, growing in a dense outdoor clump with broad arrow-shaped leaves and white spathes surrounding yellow spadices

Garden Calla

Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.
Araceae
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Garlic, Allium sativum, showing a white papery bulb divided into cloves, flat green leaves, and a curling hardneck flower stalk called a scape

Garlic

Allium sativum L.
Amaryllidaceae;
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Geranium-Leaf Aralia, Polyscias guilfoylei, with upright woody stems and pinnate glossy green leaves edged and patterned with cream-white variegation

Geranium-Leaf Aralia

Polyscias guilfoylei (W.Bull) L.H.Bailey
Araliaceae
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Giant Dracaena, Cordyline australis, with a rough branching trunk, dense crowns of long narrow sword-shaped leaves, and large sprays of small cream-white flowers

Giant Dracaena

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.
Asparagaceae;
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Giant Dumb Cane, Dieffenbachia seguine formerly Dieffenbachia amoena, with a thick green cane-like stem and large oval leaves marbled with cream, white, yellow, and dark green

Giant Dumb Cane

Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott
Araceae
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Cow Parsnip, Heracleum maximum, with a tall hairy green stem, enormous three-part lobed leaves, and broad flat clusters of small white flowers

Giant Hogweed

Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier
Apiaceae Lindl. — Carrot, Celery, or Parsley Family
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Glacier Ivy, Hedera helix ‘Glacier’, with trailing woody vines and small triangular gray-green leaves edged in creamy white

Glacier Ivy

Hedera helix L. ‘Glacier’
Araliaceae
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Gladiolus plant with upright sword-shaped green leaves, a tall flower spike bearing funnel-shaped blooms, and a rounded brown underground corm with small cormlets

Gladiolas

Gladiolus spp.
Iridaceae
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Glory Lily, Gloriosa superba, with climbing stems, glossy leaves ending in curled tendrils, reflexed red-and-yellow flame-shaped flowers, and an elongated forked underground tuber

Glory Lily

Gloriosa superba L.
Colchicaceae; older references may place the plant in Liliaceae
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Gold Dieffenbachia, Dieffenbachia seguine formerly Dieffenbachia picta, with upright cane-like stems and broad glossy green leaves heavily spotted and marbled with yellow, cream, and white

Gold Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia seguine (Jacq.) Schott
Araceae
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Gold Dust Dracaena, Dracaena surculosa ‘Florida Beauty’, with slender upright stems and glossy dark green oval leaves densely spotted with creamy yellow and white

Gold Dust Dracaena

Dracaena surculosa Lindl.
Asparagaceae;
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Golden Bird’s Nest Snake Plant, Dracaena trifasciata ‘Golden Hahnii’, forming a compact nest-like rosette of short green leaves with horizontal bands and broad golden-yellow margins

Golden Bird’s Nest Snake Plant

Dracaena trifasciata ‘Golden Hahnii’
Asparagaceae Juss. — Asparagus Family
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Golden Pothos, Epipremnum aureum, with trailing green vines, brown aerial roots, and glossy heart-shaped leaves irregularly splashed and marbled with golden yellow

Golden Pothos

Epipremnum aureum (Linden & André) G.S.Bunting
Araceae
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Grass Palm, Cordyline australis, with a rough branching trunk, dense crowns of long narrow sword-shaped leaves, and large sprays of fragrant cream-white flowers

Grass Palm

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.
Asparagaceae;
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Black Greasewood, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, an erect spiny desert shrub with pale gray bark, rigid branches, bright green narrow fleshy leaves, cone-like male flower spikes, and tan winged fruits growing on an alkaline flat

Greasewood

Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
Sarcobataceae Behnke — Greasewood Family
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Greater Ammi, Ammi majus, with upright branching green stems, divided toothed leaves, and large flat-topped compound umbels made of many tiny white flowers

Greater Ammi

Ammi majus L.
Apiaceae Lindl. — Carrot, Parsley, or Umbel Family
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Green Gold Arrowhead Vine, Syngonium podophyllum ‘Green Gold’, with trailing stems and elongated arrow-shaped leaves patterned in dark green, pale green, and golden-yellow variegation

Green Gold Arrowhead Vine

Syngonium podophyllum Schott ‘Green Gold’
Araceae
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Ground Apple or Roman Chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile, forming a low creeping mat of finely divided aromatic green foliage with small white daisy-like flowers surrounding yellow centers

Ground Apple

Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All.
Asteraceae
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Hahn’s Self-Branching English Ivy, Hedera helix ‘Hahn’s Self-Branching’, with dense branching evergreen stems and small glossy dark green leaves divided into three to five pointed lobes with pale veins

Hahn’s Self-Branching English Ivy

Hedera helix L. ‘Hahn’s Self-Branching’
Araliaceae
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Cannabis sativa female flowering plant with serrated palmate leaves and resin-covered flower clusters beside a compact piece of brown hashish cannabis resin

Hashish

Cannabis sativa L.
Cannabaceae
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Hawaiian Ti, Cordyline fruticosa, with slender ringed cane-like stems and dense spiraled clusters of broad lance-shaped leaves variegated in green, burgundy, red, pink, and cream

Hawaiian Ti

Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.
Asparagaceae Juss. — Asparagus Family
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Heartleaf Philodendron, Philodendron hederaceum, trailing from a hanging container with slender climbing stems, aerial roots, and glossy dark-green heart-shaped leaves with pointed tips and a deep basal notch

Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum (Jacq.) Schott
Araceae Juss. — Arum Family
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Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina domestica, an upright cane-forming evergreen shrub with finely divided compound leaves, small white flower clusters, and terminal bunches of bright red berries

Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina domestica Thunb.
Berberidaceae
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