Planting season is here! More complete list of Hazardous plants

Toxic or Unsafe Indoor/Outdoor Plants

Aconite
Agapanthus
Alacia
Amaryllis (bulbs)
Arrowhead Vines
Autumn Crocus/Meadow Saffron
Avocado
Azalea (leaves)
Balsam Pear (seeds; outer rind)
Baneberry (berries; root)
Beans (all types if uncooked)
Belladonna
Bird of Paradise (seeds)
Bittersweet Nightshade
Black Locust (bark; sprouts; foliage)
Bleeding Heart/Dutchman's Breeches
Bloodroot
Blue-green algae (some forms are toxic)
Bonsai Tree
Boxwood (leaves; stems)
Bracken Fern
Broadbean
Broomcorn Grass
Buckthorn (fruit; bark)
Buttercup (sap; bulbs)
Caladium (leaves)
Calla Lily (leaves)
Candelabra Tree/Cactus
Cardinal Flower
Castor Bean (castor oil; leaves)
Chalice Vine/Trumpet Vine
Christmas Cactus
Christmas Candle (sap)
Chrysanthemum
Clematis/Virginia Bower
Coral Plant (seeds)
Coral Vine
Cowslip/Marsh Marigold
Creeping Charlie
Crown of Thorns
Croton
Daffodil (bulbs)
Daphne (berries)
Datura (berries)
Deadly Amanita
Death Camas
Delphinium
Deiffenbacchia/Dumb Cane (leaves)
Eggplant (fruit okay)
Elephant's Ear/Taro (leaves; stem)
Elephant's Foot
Elderberry
Emerald Duke
English Ivy (berries; leaves)
Euonymus/Spindle Tree
False Hellebore
False Henban
Fava Bean
Firethorn/Pyracantha
Fly Agaric Mushroom/Deadly Amanita
Four O'Clock
Foxglove (leaves; seeds)
Geranium
Glacier Ivy
Gold Toothed Aloe
Golden Chair/Laburnum
Ground Cherry
Heart Ivy
Heartleaf
Heavenly Bamboo
Hellebore
Hemlock (including water the plant is in)
Henbane (seeds)
Holly (berries)
Honey Locust
Honeysuckle
Horse Bean
Horse Chestnut/Buckeye (nuts; twigs)
Horsetail
Hyacinth (bulbs)
Hydrangea (flower bud)
Indian Laurel
Indian Licorice Bean
Indian Turnip/Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Indigo Plant
Iris/Blue Flag(bulbs)
Ivy
Jasmine
Java Bean (lima bean-uncooked)
Jimsonweed/Thornapple
Johnson Grass
Juniper (needles; stems; berries)
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Lantana (immature berries)
Larkspur
Laurel
Licorice Plant
Lily of the Valley
Lobelia
Locoweed
Lords & Ladies/Cuckoopint
Lupines/Bluebonnet
Mandrake
Mango Tree (wood; leaves; rind--fruit is safe)
Marijuana/Hemp (leaves)
Majesty
Marble Queen
May Apple (fruit is safe)
Mescal Beans (seeds)
Mistletoe (berries)
Mock Orange (fruit)
Monkshood/Aconite (leaves; root)
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms (several varieties)
Needlepoint Ivy
Narcissus (bulbs)
Nephthytis
Nettles
Nightshades (all varieties)
Nux Vomica
Nutmeg
Oleander (leaves; branches; nectar of blossoms)
Pansy
Parlor Ivy
Pencil Tree/Cactus
Periwinkle
Peyote/Mescaline
Pigweed
Pikeweed
Pine Needles (berries)
Poinsetta (leaves; roots; immature)
Poison Elder
Poison Ivy (sap)
Poison Oak (sap)
Poison Sumac
Pokeweed /Inkberry (leaves; roots; immature berries)
PotMum
Potato (eyes; new shoots)
Privet
Pyracantha
Rain Tree
Ranunculus/Buttercup
Red Maple
Red Princess
Rhodendendron
Rhubarb (leaves)
Ripple Ivy
Rosary Peas/Indian Licorice (seeds)
Saddle Leaf
Sago Plant
Sandbox Tree
Scarlet Runner Beans
Skunk Cabbage
Snowdrop
Snowflake
Snow on the Mountain/Ghostweed
Sorghum Grass
Sorrel
Split Leaf Philodendron
Spider Mum
Sprengeri Fern
String of Pearls
Sudan Grass
Sweet Pea (seeds; fruit)
Tansy Ragwort
Thorn Apple
Tobacco (leaves)
Vetch
Virginia Creeper (sap)
Water Hemlock
Wisteria
Wolfbane
Yam bean (roots; immature roots)
Yellow Jasmine
Yew (American; English; Japanese; Western) (needles; thistles)

Indoor & Outdoor plants/trees Hazardous to BIRDS

http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/plntstox.htm

Following is a list of indoor and outdoor plants and trees which are hazardous to birds. It has been gathered from various sources and is by no means complete.

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Unsafe Plants

Harmful Plants (first source) Amaryllis - bulbs American Yew Avocado Azalea - leaves Balsam Pear - seeds, outer rind of fruit Baneberry - berries, root Bird of Paradise - seeds Black Locust - bark, sprouts, foliage Blue-green Algae - some forms toxic Boxwood - leaves, stems Buckthorn - fruit, bark Buttercup - sap, bulbs Caladium - leaves Calla Lily - leaves Castor Bean - also castor oil, leaves Chalice Vine/Trumpet vine Christmas Candle - sap Clematis/Virginia Bower Coral Plant - seeds Cowslip/Marsh Marigold Daffodil - bulbs Daphne - berries Datura - berries Deadly Amanita Death Camas Delphinium Deffenbachia/Dumb Cane - leaves Eggplant - fruit okay Elephants Ear/Taro - leaves, stem English Ivy berries, leaves English Yew False Henbane Fly Agaric Mushroom - Deadly Amanita Foxglove - leaves, seeds Golden Chain/Laburnum Hemlock - also water the plant is in Henbane - seeds Holly - berries Horse Chestnut/Buckeye - nuts, twigs Hyacinth - bulbs Hydrangea - flower bud Indian Turnip/Jack-in-Pulpit Iris/Blue Flag - bulbs Jack-in-the-Pulpit Japanese Yew - needles, seeds Java Bean - lima bean - uncooked Juniper - needles, stems, berries Lantana - immature berries Larkspur Laurel Lily of the Valley - also water the plant is in Lobelia Locoweed Lords and Ladies/Cuckoopint Marijuana/Hemp - leaves Mayapple - fruit is safe Mescal Beans - seeds Mistletoe - berries Mock Orange - fruit Monkshood/Aconite - leaves, root Morning Glory Narcissus - bulbs Nightshade - all varieties Oleander - leaves, branches, nectar Philodendron - leaves and stem Pointsetta - leaves, roots, immature Poison Ivy - sap Poison Oak - sap Pokeweed/Inkberry - leaf,root,young berries Potato - eyes, new shoots Privet Rhododendron Rhubarb - leaves Rosary Peas/Indian Licorice - seeds Skunk Cabbage Snowdrop

Snow on the Mountain/Ghostweed Sweet Pea - seeds, fruit Tobacco - leaves Virginia Creeper - sap Water Hemlock Western Yew Wisteria Yam bean - roots, immature roots Harmful Plants (other sources) Alacia Apricot Autumn Crocus/Meadow Saffron Beans - all types if uncooked Birch Bittersweet Nightshade Bleeding Heart/Dutchman's Breeches Bloodroot Bracken Fern Broomcorn Grass Candelabra Tree Cardinal Flower Cherry Tree - bark, twigs, leaves, pits Chinaberry Tree Crown of Thorns Croton Elderberry Euonymus/Spindle Tree False Hellebore Ficus (weeping) Firethorn/Pyracantha Four O'Clock Glory Bean Ground Cherry Honey Locust Honeysuckle Horsetail Indian Licorice Bean Ivy Jasmine Jimsonweed/Thornapple Jerusalem Cherry - berries Johnson Grass Kentucky Coffee Tree Lupines/Bluebonnet Mandrake Mango Tree - wood,leaves,rind-fruit safe Moonseed Mountain Laurel Mushrooms - several varieties Nectarine Nettles Nutmeg Oak - acorns, foliage Peach Peanuts - raw Pencil Tree Periwinkle Pigweed Pikeweed Pine needles - berries Plum Pothos Prune Rain Tree Ranunculus/Buttercup Red Maple Sandbox Tree Scarlet Runner Beans Snowflake Sorghum Grass Sorrel Sudan Grass Tansy Ragwort Vetch Yello Jasmine Yew (Amer,Engl,Japan) - needles, thistles

Sources: American Medical Association Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants ; R. Dean Axelson, Caring for Your Pet Bird; Gallerstein, Gary A., DVM, The Complete Bird Owner's Handbook; Garry Gallerstein, Bird Owner's Home Health and Care Handbook; Greg and Linda Harrison, eds, Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery; Gillian Willis; Wade and Carol Olyer Parrot Pleasures, Safe Wood Products and more

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According to the ASPCA...How much "TUNA" is SAFE to feed your kitty?

Several cat caretakers visiting ASPCA Pet Nutrition
online have inquired about feeding tuna to their animal companions. Mindy Bough, veterinary technician for the ASPCA Pet Nutrition and Science Advisory Service, dishes out the facts on this savory feline fave:

"An occasional tuna treat for your cat is generally harmless," says Bough. "However, if a large part of the cat's diet consists of tuna--or if the cat is fed tuna exclusively--some problems are likely to arise."

Tuna does not contain significant amounts of vitamin E, for example, so too much of the fish can lead to vitamin E deficiency, resulting in yellow fat disease, or steatitis. Symptoms include loss of appetite, fever and hypersensitivity to touch, due to inflammation and necrosis of fat under the skin. Felines who are fed too much tuna can develop other nutrient deficiencies, too, because most de-boned fish are lacking in calcium, sodium, iron, copper and several other vitamins.

Mercury, frequently present in tuna, also presents a potential danger. "At low levels, this may not be a concern," explains Bough, "but if tuna is fed nearly exclusively, it could pose significant problems."

The bottom line? "I recommend premium commercial food for domestic cats," Bough says. "These foods are formulated to meet all of a cat's dietary needs. Then you can feed an occasional tuna treat for your pet's enjoyment. And remember," she adds, "no more than five to ten percent of a cat's diet should ever be table food."