Poisonous plants - Maryland Poison Center

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Poi so no u s pl a n t s The Maryland Poison Center has compiled this list to make you aware of which common plants are known to be poisonous. Note: not all plants are listed.

First aid If a plant is eaten, remove any remaining plant material from the victim’s mouth.

First Aid for Poisoning Poison on the Skin  Remove contaminated clothing.  Flush skin with water for 10 minutes, then wash gently with soap and water and rinse.  Call the MPC Poison in the Eye:  Flush eye with lukewarm water from cup, faucet or shower for 15 minutes.  Call the MPC Inhaled Poison:  Get victim to fresh air.  If possible, open doors and windows.  Call the MPC Swallowed Poison:  Gently wipe out mouth and give a small amount of water.  Do not make the person vomit  Call the MPC

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Rinse the mouth with water and call the Maryland Poison Center immediately for more instructions.

Common Poisonous Plants Amaryllis Black locust Boxwood Caladium Castor bean Chinaberry Chrysanthemum Crown of thorns Cyclamen Daffodil Dumbcane/dieffenbacchia English Ivy Euonymous

Four o’clock Fruit pits or seeds Gladiola Holly Hyacinth Iris or flags Jerusalem cherry Jimson weed Jonquil Lily-of-the-valley Mistletoe (European) Monkshood Mountain laurel

Narcissus Nephthytis/arrowhead Nightshade family Oak (acorns) Peace lily Philodendron family Poison ivy/oak/sumac Pokeweed Pothos Snowball bush/hydrangea Water hemlock Wisteria Yew (seed only)

Common Non-Poisonous Plants African violet Baby’s breath Christmas cactus Coleus Corn plant Crocus (spring) Dandelion Dogwood Dracaena Easter lily Ferns Ficus Forsythia

Fuschia Geranium Grape hyacinth Hibiscus Honeysuckle Impatiens Jade plant Kalanchoe Lilac Liriope Marigold Mulberry Norfolk pine tree

Peperomia Petunia Poinsettia Prayer plant Pyracantha/firethorn Rose Rubber tree plant Sansevieria/snake plant Schefflera Spider plant Swedish ivy Tulip Wandering Jew

Mushrooms Wild mushrooms are difficult to identify and can lead to severe poisoning if an error is made when mushrooming. Call the poison center for all mushroom ingestions right away. Do not wait for symptoms because they may be delayed. Last update: Jan. 2018