Resource - Poisonous Plants List

[Kevin]

We do not know of every toxic or poisonous substance in existence, so it is by no means a complete or all-inclusive list. If you have any questions about a particular plant or substance we suggest you contact your avian veterinarian or local Poison Control Center.

Signs of poisoning can include: bloody or severe regurgitation, collapse, coma, convulsions, coughing, depression, loose stools, stopped breathing, redness around mouth, shock, and/or unconsciousness. Treatment will depend on the particular poison swallowed.

Common Household Poisons
Acetone
Alcoholic Drinks
Ammonia
Amphetamines
Antifreeze
Ant Syrup or Paste
Arsenic
Asbestos
Aspirin
Auto Products
Bathroom Cleaners
Bleach
Boric Acid
Camphophenique
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Tetrachloride
Charcoal Fluids
Chlordane
Chlorine
Cigarette Smoke
Clinitest Tablets
Copper/Brass Cleaner
Corn & Wart Remover
Cosmetics
Deodorants
Detergents
Diazinon
Disinfectants
Drain Cleaners
Epoxy Glue
Fabric softeners
Felt tip markers
Firecrackers
Flea Products
Floor Polish
Formaldehyde
Furniture Polish
Garden Sprays
Gasoline
Gun Cleaners
Hair Dyes & Sprays
Herbicides
Hexachlorophene
Insecticides
Iodine
Kerosene
Lighter Fluid
Lye
Matches
Medications
Model Cement
Moth Balls
Muriatic Acid
Mushrooms (wild)
Nail Polish/Remover
Nitrogen Dioxide
Non-Stick Cookware,Teflon (Over-heated)
Oven Cleaner
Paints & Thinners
Perfume
Permanents (Hair)
Pesticides
Photo Solutions
Pine Oil
Prescription Drugs
Rodenticides
Rubbing Alcohol
Shaving Lotion
Shellac
Shoe Polish
Silver Polish
Snail Bait
Spot Removers
Spray Starch
Strychnine
Sulfuric Acid
Super Glue
Suntan Lotion/Oils
Surgical Acrylics
Turpentine
Wax
Weed Killers
Window Cleaners
Wood Preservatives


Poisonous Plants

Arum Lily
Autumn Crocus
Meadow Saffron
Australian Flame Tree
Avocado
Azalea
Baneberry
Beans: (Castor, Horse, Fava, Broad, Glory, Scarlet Runner, Mescal, Pregatory, Navy)
Bird of Paradise
Bishop's Weed
Black Laurel
Black Locus
Bleeding Heart or Dutchman's Breeches
Bloodroot
Blue Bonnet
Blue-Green Algae
Boxwood
Bracken Fern
Duckthorn
Bulb Flowers: (Amaryllis, Daffodil, Narcissus, Hyacinth, Iris)
Burdock
Bittercup
Buttercup
Cacao
Camel Bush
Castor Bean
Caladium
Cana Lily
Cardinal Flower
Chalice (Trumpet Vine)
Cherry Tree
China Berry Tree
Christmas Candle
Clematis (Virginia Bower)
Cocklebur
Coffee (Senna)
Coffee Bean: (Rattle-bush, Rattle Box & Coffeeweed)
Coral Plant
Coriander
Corncockle
Coyotillo
Cowslip
Daphne
Death Camus
Delphinium
Devil's Ivy
Dieffenbachia
Elderberry
Elephant Ear (Taro)
Ergot
Eucalyptus: (Dried, dyed or treated in flower arrangements)
Euonymous (Spindle Tree)
False Hellebore
Flame Tree
Felt Plant: (Maternity, air & Panda Plants)
Fire Thorn
Four O'Clock
Foxglove
Glottidium
Golden Chain
Grass: (Johnson, Sorghum, Sudan & Broom Corn)
Ground Cherry
Heaths: (Kalmia, Leucotho, Peires, Rhododendron, Mtn Laurel, Black Laurel, Andromeda & Azalea)
Heliotrope
Hemlock: (Poison & Water)
Henbane
Holly
Honeysuckle
Horse Chestnut
Horse Tail
Hydrangea
Ivy: (English & Others)
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jasmine (Jessamine)
Jimsonweed
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Lantana
Larkspur
Lily of the Valley
Locoweed (Milk Vetch)
Locus: Black/Honey
Lords & Ladies (Cuckoopint)
Lupine
Malanga
Marijuana (Hemp)
Mayapple (Mandrake)
Mexican Breadfruit
Mexican poppy
Milkweed, Cotton Bush
Mistletoe
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Morning Glory
Mtn Laurel
Mushrooms, Amanita
Nettles
Nightshades: (Deadly, Black, Garden, Woody, Bittersweet, Eggplant, Jerusalem, Cherry)
Oak
Oleander
Parsley
Periwinkle
Philodendrons: (Split Leaf & Swiss Cheese)
Pigweed
Poinciana
Poinsettia
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak: (Western & Eastern)
Pokeweed
Potato Shoots
Privet
Pyracantha
Rain Tree
Ranunculus,
Rape: plant and seeds
Rattlebox, Crotalaria
Red Maple
Rhubarb Leaves
Rhodendrons
Sand Box Tree
Skunk Cabbage
Sorrel (Dock)
Snow Drop
Spurges: (Pencil Tree, Snow-on-Mtn, Candelabra, Crown of Thorns)
Sweet Pea
Tansy Ragwort
Tobacco
Vetch: Hairy/Common
Virginia Creeper
Wattle
White Cedar, China Berry
Wisteria
Yews
Yellow Jasmine


SAFE PLANTS

Safe Foliage Plants

The following materials as long as NO toxic chemicals or insecticides have been sprayed on them.
Acacia
Aloe
African Violet
Baby's Tears
Bamboo
Begonia
Bougainvillea
Chickweed
Christmas Cactus
Cissus (Kangaroos Vine)
Coffee
Coleus
Corn Plant
Crabapple
Dandelion
Dogwood
Donkey Tail
Draceana
Ferns: (Asparagus, Bird's Nest, Boston & Maidenhair)
Figs: (Creeping, Rubber, Fiddle Leaf, Laurel Leaf, Weeping)
Gardenia
Grape Ivy
Hen and Chickens
Jade Plant
Kalanchoe
Magnolia
Marigolds
Monkey Plant
Mother-in-Law
Nasturtium
Natal Plum
Norfolk Island Pine
Palms: (Areca, Date, Fan, Lady, Parlour, Howeia, Kentia, Phoenix, Sago)
Pepperomia
Petunia
Pittosporum
Pothos
Prayer Plant
Purple Passion
Schefflera (Umbrella)
Sensitive Plant
Spider Plant
Swedish Ivy
Thistle
Wandering Jew
White Clover
Zebra Plant

[cpryslek]

wow i didn't know that navy beans were bad for the birds. i thought eucliptus trees were ok.

[Tiffany]

Thank you for posting this. It will make it easier for bird parronts to look at and figure out if they have any of these.

[Cindy215]

There's discrepancies on all the different poisonous lists. Pothos for example. I just got rid of mine when one bird discovered it.

I'm only using organic aloe and edible herb plants from now on.

Example this one says pothos is bad but the CDC list says it's ok:

http://bird-haven.org/poisonousplants.html

[Graehstone]

http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/plntsafe.htm
http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu...nt/Tox-COM.htm
http://www.plannedparrothood.com/plants.html
http://www.geocities.com/budgie-place/bw_plants.html
http://www.geocities.com/tooland/woods.htm

Take your pick

[Triciam]

My understanding is that beans like navy, lima, etc. are okay but only if well cooked. They should never be fed raw. The Eucalyptus, I believe is okay except for when dyed for decorations.

[chapala]

My understanding is that Eucalyptus is treated with glycerin and other substances including non-food dyes when it is "dried" for the florist trade. That process leaves a soft and lasting foliage for use in dried arrangements, and it definitely is not safe for birds. Fresh Eucalyptus or fresh, dried branches (the leaves would be crispy dried, not soft) would be okay (take a look at the Australian parrots in the Euc. trees), and eucalyptus wood makes fine perches.

The only safe legumes to sprout because of anti-nutrients contained in many dry legumes are mung, whole lentil, whole dried pea, garbanzo and adzuki. All the other beans contain more anti-nutrients. If someone does want to cook them, they must be soaked overnight (as should the recommended varieties), drained and rinsed, placed in a pot with fresh water, boiled for 10 minutes uncovered, simmered covered for 20 minutes or until done. I prefer to use just the sprouting beans whether for sprouts or cooked legumes.

[Lori~D]

Isnt there two kinds of Eucalyptus?? The small round leafs type used for floral deco and the long leaf type tree????
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus

[chapala]

Originally Posted by Lori~D

Isnt there two kinds of Eucalyptus?? The small round leafs type used for floral deco and the long leaf type tree????
Eucalyptus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There are many, many species of Eucalyptus. I'd hate to guess but I would say close to 600 species, not all of which are grown as ornamentals. There are many species that are grown as ornamentals though in the climates where they are suited.

[little lovebird]

I was wondering why Bamboo is coloured red? I have many bamboo plants in our garden (in tubs) and I thought that it might be OK for birds.