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Sections: • Cages • Nutrition • Pellets • Perches • Safe Plants • Toxic Plants The following is a list of some potentially toxic plants. Be sure you correctly identify all plants in your bird's environment. Keep those plants known to be toxic out of the reach of your birds. spp-- subspecies sp-- species Because plant names vary by resource and region, consult a local nursery to confirm the names of plants in your home. Acokanthera- Acokanthera spp. (all parts toxic, except ripe fruit) Amaryllis- Amaryllis spp. Angel's Trumpet- Datura spp. (leaves, seeds, flowers) Apricot- Prunus armeniaca (pits, leaves, bark) Apple- Malus spp. (seeds, leaves, bark) Avocado- Persea americaca (pit, leaves, unripe fruit, stems) Azalea- Rhododendron canadensis Balsam Pear, Bitter Melon- Momordica charanita Baneberry- Actaea rubra, A. pachypoda Belladonna- Atropa belladonna Bird of Paradise- Poinciana and related spp. (seed pods, flowers) Bittersweet- Celastrus spp. Black Locust- Robinia pseudoacacia Boxwood- Buxus spp. Bracken Fern- Pteridium aquilinium Buckthorn- Karwinskia humboldtiana and related spp. Burdock- Arctium spp. Buttercup- Ranunculus spp. Caladium- Caladium spp. Calla Lily- Zantedeschia aethiopica Catclaw Acacia- Acacia greggii (twigs, leaves) Caster Bean- Ricinus communis Cherry- Prunus spp. (pits, leaves, bark) Chinaberry- Melia azadarach Clematis- Clematis montana and related spp. Coral Plant- Jatropha mutifida Crocus (autumn)- Cholchicum autumnale Cyad or Sago Cyas- Cyas revoluta Daffodil- Narcissus tazetta Daphne- Daphne mezerum Death Camas- Zigadenus veneosus and other related species Delphinium- Delphinium spp. Devil's Ivy- Epipremnum aureum Dieffenbachia (dumb cane)- Dieffenbachia spp. Eggplant- Solanum melongena (unripe/overipe fruit, leaves) Elderberry- Sambucus mexicana (roots,leaves, stem, bark) Elephant's Ears or Taro- Colocasia spp. Euonymus- Euonymus spp (filit, bark, leaves) European Pennyroyal- Mentha pulegium Figs- Ficus spp. (sap) Four o'clock- Miribilis jalapa Foxglove- Digitalis purpurea Heliotrope- Heliotropium spp. (leaves) Henbane- Hyoscyamus niger Holly- Hex aquifolium and related spp. (leaves, berries) Horse Chestnut- Aesculus hippocastanum and related spp. Horse Nettle- Solanum carolinense Hyacinth- Hyacinthus orietalis Hydrangea- Hydrangea spp. Iris- Iris spp. Ivy (Boston, English and some others)- Hedera spp. Jack-in-the-Pulpit- Arisaema spp. Jerusalem Cherrry- Solanum pseudocapsicum and related spp. Jessamine, Yellow- Gelsemium sempervirens (leaves, sterns) Jimsonweed- Datura spp. (leaves, seeds, flowers) Jonquil- Narcissus jonquilla Juniper- Juniperus spp. Lantana- Lantana camara Larkspur- Delphinium spp. Laurel- Kalmia spp. Lily-of-the-Valley- Convalleria majalis Lobelia- Lobelia spp. Locoweed- Astragalus spp. and Oxytrophis spp. Lupine- Lupinus spp. Marijuana- Cannabis sativa Milkweed- Asclepias spp. Mistletoe- Phoradendron villosum Mock Orange- Philadelphus spp. Moonseed- Menispermum canadense Monkshood- Aconitum spp. Morning Glory- Ipomoea violacea (seeds) Mushrooms- Amanita spp. and many others Narcissus- Narcissus spp. Oak- Quercus spp. Oleander- Nerium oleander Peach- Prunus persica (leaves, pit, bark) Pear- Pyrus spp (leaves, seeds, bark) Peony- Paeonia officinalis Periwinkle- Vinca minor, Vinca rosea Peyote- Lophophora williamsii Philodendron- Philodendron spp. and Monstera spp. Pigweed- Amaranthus spp. Plum- Prunus spp. (leaves, pit, bark) Poison Hemlock- Conium maculatum Poison Ivy- Toxicodendron radicans, includes T. rydbergii Poison Oak- Toxicodendron quercifolium and T. diversilobum Poison Sumac- Rhux vernix Poinsetta- Euphorbia pulcherrima Poppy- Papaver somniferum and related spp. Pokeweed- Phytolacca americana Potato- Solanum tuberosum (sprouts, leaves, berries, green tubers) Pothos- Eprimemnun aureum Primrose- Primula spp. Privet- Ligustrum vulgare Ragwort- Senecio jacobea and related spp. Red Maple- Acer rubrum Rhododendron- Rhododendron spp. Rhubarb- Rheum rhabarbarum (leaves) Rosary Pea- Abrus precatorius Sage- Salvia officinalis Shamrock Plant- Medicago lupulina, Trifolium repens- Oxalis acetosella Skunk Cabbage- Symplocarpus foetidus Snowdrop- Galanthus nivalis Sorrel- Rumex spp. Spurges- Euphorbia spp. Star of Bethlehem- Ornithogalum umbellatum Sweet Pea- Lathyrus odoratus Tobacco- Nicotiania spp. Tomato- Lycopersicon esculentum (stems, leaves) Tulip- Tulipa spp. Virginia Creeper- Panthenocissus quinquefolia Vetches- Vicia spp. Water Hemlock- Cicuta spp. Waxberry- Symphoricarpos albus Wisteria- Wisteria spp. Yew- Taxus spp.