Toxic Plants

12/28/03

Home
Up
Safe Plants
Books
Tim & Ruth's SG FAQ
Rearing Mealworms
Todd's SG Faq's
References
Toxic Plants

Contact ISGA Webmaster
 

Plants that are Toxic for Your Gliders

by Linda Altman & Cinnamon Muhlbauer

FLOWERS TO AVOID:

Allium (Allium cepa)

Allium fistulosum

Allium ascalonicum

(any member of the onion family including chives, garlic chives, garlic, shallots, and leeks)

Arnica (arnica montana)

Autum Crocus (colchium autumnale)

a.k.a Meadow Saffron Belladonna (Atropa Belladonna ),a.k.a. deadly nightshade or any member of the nightshade family which includes tomato, potato, jimson weed. Bittersweet (solanum dulcamara)

Black Cohosh (cimicifuga racemosa) - Never give this to a female glider, it contains a chemical that can trigger contractions of smooth muscles, which could cause a pregnant female to loose her baby.

Unsafe for any glider. Bloodroot (sanguinaria canadensis)

a.k.a. Indian Paint Blue flag (iris versicolor)

a.k.a. liver lilly and water flag Broom (cytisus scoparius)

a.k.a. broom tops

scotch broom & irish broom Caper Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris) - sometimes mistaken for true capers Carolina Jasmine (looks like bright yellow honeysuckle) Castor Bean (ricinus communis)

Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) or any member of the prunus species Chrysanthamum (C. coccineum)

Comfrey (symphytum peregrinum)

Dandelion roots

Dieffenbachia

aka Dumb Cane

Ficus - any species

Foxglove (digitalis purpurea)

Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)

Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

Jalap (ipomoea purga) or any member of the Ipomoea family - this includes Morning Glory

Japanese Star anise (Illicium lanceolatum) Jimson weed (datura stramonium)

Lilly of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Lobelia (lobelia inflata)

a.k.a. Indian tobacco or wild Tobacco Lovage (Levisticum officinale)

a.k.a. Love Parsley or Sea Parsley Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) a.k.a. love apple Mate` (Ilex paraguariensis) a.k.a. St. Bartholomew's tea

Yerba mate` May Apple (Podophyllum peltatum) a.k.a. American Mandrake Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotium or Phoradendron flavescens or Viscum flavescens)

Morning Glory - or any member of the Ipomoea species Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

Prunus, all species

includes all seeds of the following, the fruit itself is okay:

cherries

peaches

plums nectarines

branches and other parts of plant. Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)

Peony (Paceonia offcinalis)

Poison Hemlock (conium maculatum) a.k.a. fools parsley Peyote

Philodendron and all members of the Arum family Rue (Ruta graveolens)

Sassafrss (Sassafras albidum)

avoid bark and roots Senna (cassia senna)

Shave grass (Equisetum hyemale)

Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)

a.k.a Garden Sorrel Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) a.k.a. Calamus or Flag Root Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) a.k.a. Waldmeister Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare or Chrysanthemum vulgare) Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) a.k.a. French Tarragon

Estragon Tomato leaves

flowers

stems & roots

( fruits are ok) Tonka Bean (dipteryx odorata)

Virginia Shakeroot (Aristolochia serpentaria) a.k.a. Snakeweed Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus) a.k.a. Burning Bush Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)

a.k.a Cress

Scurvy Grass Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)

White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) a.k.a. Snakeroot Wild Senna (Cassia marilandica)Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) a.k.a Teaberry Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) a.k.a. absinthe Zigandus aka Soap Plant

Zygadene

Death Camas

Poison Sego.

 

sources;

USDA

The Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening and other publications by Rodale Press

The Complete Book of Herbs

Spices and Condiments by Carol Rinzler

and Cinnamon Muhlbauer.

©1997

Home | Safe Plants | Books | Tim & Ruth's SG FAQ | Rearing Mealworms | Todd's SG Faq's | References | Toxic Plants

Disclaimer: The International Sugar Glider Association, Inc. ("ISGA, Inc.") reserves the right to post, remove or refuse any items submitted for publishing. The ISGA, Inc. will not be held liable for possible copyright infringements on anything submitted by "members". These pages are put here for entertainment/educational purposes only.

This site was last updated 12/14/03
©International Sugar Glider Association, Inc., 1996-2003