Common Poisonous Plants by Species Cattle
Common Weedy Species *Corn Cockle Wild onions, Swamp onions *Dogbane Milkweed Mustards Datura spp. Jimsonweed *Eupatorium rugosum – White Snakeroot Euphorbia spp – Spurges Halogeton (western states per https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/logan-ut/poisonous- plant-research/docs/halogeton-halogeton-glomeratus/) *Metilotus alba – White Sweetclover; Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweetclover *Phytolacca americana – Pokeweed Ranunculus spp. – Buttercup, Crowfoot *Rumex spp. – Dock Senecio spp. – Senecio, Groundsels, Ragwort *Solanum spp. – Common Nightshade, Black Nightshade, Horse Nettle, Buffalo Bur Sorghum spp. – Johnsongrass Tetradymia spp. – Horsebrush (delete? - does not grow in the east) Trifolium spp. – Alsike Clover Triglochin maritima – Arrowgrass Xanthium strumarium-cocklebur
Tree, Shrub and Woodland Species *Podophyllium peltatum – Mayapple, Mandrake *Prunus spp. – Wild Cherries, Black Cherries, Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, Pin Cherry *Pteridium aquilinium – Bracken Fern Quercus app. – Oak Trees Robinia – Black Locust Laburnum anagyroides – Golden Chain Sambucus Canadensis - Elderberry
Ornamental Species Aconitum spp. Monkshood Datura spp. Angels Trumpet Delphinium Spp. – Delphinium, Larkspur Digitalis purpurea – Foxglove Euphorbia spp – Snow on the Mountain (Bishop’s Weed?) Iris spp. – Iris Lantana camara – Lantana, Red Sage, Yellow Sage Lupine spp. – Lupine Nerium oleander – Oleander Papaver spp. – Various Poppies
Indoor Plants Euphorbia spp. - Poinsettia
Food Crops Species Onions Cabbage, Turnips, Broccoli Solanum spp. - Potato
Agronomic Crop Species Festuca arundinacea – Tall Fescue Linum usitatissimum – Flax *Lotus corniculatus – Birdsfoot Trefoil *Medicago sativa – Alfalfa Sorghum spp. – Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass Trifoium spp. – Red Clover, White Clover
Horses Common Weedy Species Wild onions, Swamp onions Amsinckia intermedia – Fiddleneck (not in eastern US?) *Dogbane Astragalus and Oxytropis spp. Locoweed (not in eastern US?) Centaurea solstitialis – Yellow Star Thistle Chenopodium album – Lambs Quarters Coronilla varia – Crown vetch Datura spp. Jimsonweed Equisetum arvense and other spp. - Horsetail *Eupatorium rugosum – White Snakeroot Euphorbia spp – Spurges Glechoma spp. Ground Ivy, Creeping Charilie Hypericum Perforatum – St. Johns Wort *Metilotus alba – White Sweetclover; Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweetclover *Phytolacca americana – Pokeweed Ranunculus spp. – Buttercup, Crowfoot Senecio spp. – Senecio, Groundsels, Ragwort *Solanum spp. – Common Nightshade, Black Nightshade, Horse Nettle, Buffalo Bur Sorghum spp. – Johnsongrass
Tree or Woodland Species Acer rubrum – Red Maple, Swamp maple, soft maple Acer saccharum – Sugar maple, rock maple, hard maple Acer saccharinum – Silver maple, soft maple, white maple *Prunus spp. – Wild Cherries, Black Cherries, Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, Pin Cherry *Pteridium aquilinium – Bracken Fern Quercus app. – Oak Trees Robinia – Black Locust
Ornamental Species Digitalis purpurea – Foxglove Euphorbia spp – Snow on the Mountain (Bishop’s Weed?) Lathyrus spp. – Sweet Pea, Tangier Pea, Everlasting Pea, Caley Pea, Singletary Pea Nerium oleander – Oleander
Tree or Shrub Laburnum anagyroides – Golden Chain
Indoor Plants Euphorbia spp. – Poinsettia Onoclea sensibilis – Sensitive Fern
Food Crops Species Onions Rheium rhaponticum – Rhubarb
Agronomic Crop Species Fagoypyrum esculentum - Buckwheat Festuca arundinacea – Tall Fescue Sorghum spp. – Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass Vicia spp. Common Vetch, Hairy vetch, Narrow leafed vetch, purple vetch, broad beans
Goats Common Weedy Species *Corn Cockle *Dogbane Milkweed Atropa belladonna – Deadly Nightshade, Mustards Datura spp. Jimsonweed *Eupatorium rugosum – White Snakeroot Glechoma spp. Ground Ivy, Creeping Charilie Hypericum Perforatum – St. Johns Wort Ranunculus spp. – Buttercup, Crowfoot Senecio spp. – Senecio, Groundsels, Ragwort *Solanum spp. – Common Nightshade, Black Nightshade, Horse Nettle, Buffalo Bur Sorghum spp. – Johnsongrass
Tree or Woodland Species Aesculus spp. Horse Chestnut, Buckeye Menispermum canadense - Moonseed *Prunus spp. – Wild Cherries, Black Cherries, Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, Pin Cherry Robinia – Black Locust
Shrubs Sambucus Canadensis - Elderberry
Ornamental Species Aconitum spp. Monkshood Argemone Mexicana – Prickly Poppy, Mexican Poppy Atropa belladonna – Belladonna Convallaria majalis – Lily of the Valley Datura spp. Angels Trumpet Delphinium Spp. – Delphinium, Larkspur Digitalis purpurea – Foxglove Lantana camara – Lantana, Red Sage, Yellow Sage Lobelia spp. – Great Lobelia, Cardinal Flower, Indian Tobacco Lupine spp. – Lupine Nerium oleander – Oleander Sanguinaria Canadensis - Bloodroot
Tree or Shrub
Leucothoe axillaris – Drooping Leucothoe
Food Crops Species Cabbage, Turnips, Broccoli Rheium rhaponticum – Rhubarb
Agronomic Crop Species Cannibis sativa – Hemp (check on this?) Sorghum spp. – Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass
Sheep Common Weedy Species *Dogbane Astragalus spp. Locoweed Mustards Chenopodium album Lambs Quarters *Eupatorium rugosum – White Snakeroot Euphorbia spp – Spurges Hypericum Perforatum – St. Johns Wort Lathyrus spp. – Sweet Pea, Tangier Pea, Everlasting Pea, Caley Pea, Singletary Pea *Metilotus alba – White Sweetclover; Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweetclover *Phytolacca americana – Pokeweed *Rumex spp. – Dock Senecio spp. – Senecio, Groundsels, Ragwort *Solanum spp. – Common Nightshade, Black Nightshade, Horse Nettle, Buffalo Bur Veratrum Californicum – Corn Lily, False Hellbore
Tree or Woodland Species *Prunus spp. – Wild Cherries, Black Cherries, Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, Pin Cherry *Pteridium aquilinium – Bracken Fern Robinia – Black Locust
Shrubs Leucothoe axillaris – Drooping Leucothoe
Ornamental Species Euphorbia spp – Snow on the Mountain (Bishop’s Weed?) Lantana camara – Lantana, Red Sage, Yellow Sage Nerium oleander – Oleander
Indoor Plants Euphorbia spp. - Poinsettia
Food Crops Species Cabbage, Turnips, Broccoli
Agronomic Crop Species Linum usitatissimum – Flax *Lotus corniculatus – Birdsfoot Trefoil *Medicago sativa – Alfalfa
Swine Common Weedy Species Amaranthus spp. Amsinckia intermedia - Fiddleneck Mustards Chenopodium album - Lambsquarters *Phytolacca americana – Pokeweed Xanthium strumarium-cocklebur
Tree or Woodland Species *Podophyllium peltatum – Mayapple, Mandrake
*Prunus spp. – Wild Cherries, Black Cherries, Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, Pin Cherry *Pteridium aquilinium – Bracken Fern
Ornamental Species Iris spp. – Iris
Tree or Shrub Laburnum anagyroides – Golden Chain
Food Crops Species Cabbage, Turnips, Broccoli Rheum rhaponticum - Rhubarb
Agronomic Crop Species Nicotiana spp. – Tobacco, Tree Tobacco