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.

Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) with glossy dark-green lance-shaped leaves, small white star-shaped flowers, and round yellow, orange, and bright-red tomato-like fruits growing on a compact bushy plant.

Jerusalem Cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum L.
Solanaceae
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Jerusalem oak (Dysphania botrys), a low branching annual weed with sticky glandular stems, deeply lobed oak-like green leaves, and dense clusters of tiny greenish-yellow flowers.

Jerusalem Oak

Dysphania botrys (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Amaranthaceae — Amaranth Family
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Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), an upright branching annual with large irregularly toothed leaves, white trumpet-shaped flowers, and egg-shaped green seed capsules covered with sharp spines.

Jimson weed

Datura stramonium L.
Solanaceae — Nightshade Family
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Jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla) with narrow dark-green rush-like leaves and a leafless stem carrying a cluster of small fragrant golden-yellow flowers, each with six spreading tepals and a short cup-shaped corona.

Jonquil

Narcissus jonquilla L.
Amaryllidaceae — Amaryllis Family
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Kaffir lily identified as Clivia miniata, with broad glossy dark-green strap-shaped leaves, a thick leafless stalk bearing a rounded cluster of orange trumpet-shaped flowers.

Kaffir Lily

Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Verschaff
Amaryllidaceae — Amaryllis Family
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Kalanchoe succulent with thick fleshy green leaves and dense clusters of small brightly colored flowers, shown with leaf-edge plantlets characteristic of some Mother-of-Millions and Mother-of-Thousands species.

Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe Adans. spp.
Crassulaceae — Stonecrop Family
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Kiss-me-quick or yesterday-today-and-tomorrow Brunfelsia shrub with glossy oval dark-green leaves, clusters of tubular five-lobed flowers in purple, lavender, and white stages, and round green to brown seed-bearing fruits.

Kiss-me-quick

Brunfelsia Plum. ex L. spp.
Solanaceae — Nightshade Family
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Kochia (Bassia scoparia), a dense upright annual weed with many fine branches, narrow gray-green hairy leaves, inconspicuous green flowers, and foliage turning red to burgundy before the mature plant breaks loose as a tumbleweed.

Kochia

Bassia scoparia (L.) Voss
Amaranthaceae — Amaranth Family
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Kudu lily (Adenium multiflorum), a leafless succulent shrub with swollen gray branching stems and numerous five-petaled white flowers sharply edged and striped with pink, crimson, or red.

Kudu Lily

Adenium multiflorum Klotzsch
Apocynaceae — Dogbane Family
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Laceleaf or flamingo flower (Anthurium andraeanum) with glossy heart-shaped green leaves, a waxy heart-shaped red spathe, and a pale upright spadix.

Laceleaf

Anthurium andraeanum Linden ex André
Araceae
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Mature Lacy Tree Philodendron (Philodendron bipinnatifidum) with a thick scarred trunk, aerial roots, long leaf stalks, and enormous glossy dark-green leaves divided deeply into many narrow wavy lobes.

Lacy Tree Philodendron

Philodendron bipinnatifidum Schott ex Endl.
Araceae — Arum Family
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<p>Evergreen Brunfelsia shrub with glossy oval leaves, rounded green seed capsules, and clusters of tubular flowers fading from deep purple through lavender to white.</p>

Lady-of-the-night

Brunfelsia spp.
Solanaceae — Nightshade Family
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<p>Common Lamb's Quarters with an upright branching stem, alternate triangular toothed leaves, white mealy coating on young growth, and dense clusters of tiny green flowers.</p>

Lamb's Quarters

Chenopodium album L.
Amaranthaceae — Amaranth Family
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Low evergreen Lambkill shrub with narrow leathery leaves and dense clusters of small deep-pink, cup-shaped flowers growing beneath the leafy branch tips.

Lambkill

Kalmia angustifolia L.
Ericaceae — Heath Family
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Lantana camara shrub with rough opposite toothed leaves, angular prickly stems, rounded clusters of small yellow orange pink and red tubular flowers, and berry-like fruits changing from green to glossy purple-black.

Lantana

Lantana camara L.
Verbenaceae — Verbena or Vervain Family
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Tall Larkspur with deeply divided palmate leaves and an upright flower spike bearing blue-purple blossoms with distinctive backward-pointing spurs.

Larkspur

Delphinium spp.
Ranunculaceae — Buttercup Family
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Mature Mountain Laurel shrub with glossy evergreen oval leaves and rounded clusters of pale pink, five-sided cup-shaped flowers marked with darker pink dots.

Laurel

Kalmia L. — genus-level page
Ericaceae — Heath Family
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Mature Leek with a thick white cylindrical pseudostem, overlapping leaf bases, broad flat blue-green leaves

Leek

Allium porrum L.
Amaryllidaceae — Amaryllis Family; historically classified in Alliaceae or Liliaceae
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Lenten Rose forming a low clump of leathery divided leaves with nodding bowl-shaped flowers in shades of white, cream, yellow, green, pink, rose, red-purple, purple, or nearly black, often marked with spots, veins, picotee edges, or contrasting centers.

Lenten Rose

Helleborus × hybridus hort. ex Vilm.
Ranunculaceae — Buttercup Family
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Lesser Periwinkle forming a dense evergreen groundcover with trailing rooting stems, opposite glossy elliptic leaves, and solitary violet-blue five-lobed pinwheel-shaped flowers.

Lesser Periwinkle

Vinca minor L.
Apocynaceae — Dogbane Family
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Lily of the Palace or Hippeastrum with a large exposed bulb, broad strap-shaped green leaves, and a thick leafless flower stalk bearing several large trumpet-shaped red, orange, pink, white, or striped flowers.

Lily of the Palace

Hippeastrum spp.
Amaryllidaceae — Amaryllis Family
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Lily of the Valley forming a low colony of paired broad green leaves with an arching one-sided flower stalk bearing small fragrant white bell-shaped flowers and, later, round orange-red poisonous berries.

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis L.
Asparagaceae — Asparagus Family; historically classified in Liliaceae or Convallariaceae
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Japanese Pieris or Lily-of-the-Valley Bush with glossy leathery serrated evergreen leaves, reddish-bronze young foliage, and drooping branched clusters of small white or pink urn-shaped flowers.

Lily-of-the-Valley Bush

Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D.Don ex G.Don
Ericaceae — Heath Family
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Cardinal Flower or Lobelia cardinalis growing as a tall upright wetland wildflower with alternate toothed lance-shaped leaves and a terminal spike of vivid scarlet tubular flowers, each with three prominent lower lobes and two smaller upper lobes.

Lobelia

Lobelia cardinalis L.
Campanulaceae — Bellflower Family
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