Poisonous Plants in New York and Livestock
Cattle
Scientific Name Common Name Other Species Affected
1 Aconitum spp. Monkshood, Aconite, Wolfsbane humans, goats 2 Agrostemma Corn Cockle poultry, humans, goats githago 3 Allium spp. Commercial Onions, Wild horses, children Onions, Swamp Onions, Chives 4 Apocynum spp. Dogbane horses, humans, sheep, cats, dogs, goats 5 Asclepias spp. Milkweed sheep, goats 6 Brassica spp, Rape, Cabbage, Turnips, humans, swine, sheep, Broccoli, Mustard goats, poultry 7 Datura spp. Jimsonweed, Downy Thornapple, humans, horses, goats Devils Trumpet, Angels Trumpet 8 Delphinium spp. Delphiniums, Larkspurs humans, goats 9 Digitalis purpurea Foxglove cats, dogs, goats, horses, humans 10 Eupatorium White Snakeroot dogs, goats, horses, rugosum humans, rabbits, sheep 11 Euphorbia spp. Poinsettia, Spurges, Snow on the horses, humans, sheep Mountain 12 Festuca Tall Fescue horses arundinacea
13 Halogeton Halogeton sheep glomeratus
14 Iris spp. Irises humans, swine
15 Laburnum Golden Chain, Laburnum dogs, horses, humans, anagyroides swine 16 Lantana camara Lantana, Red Sage, Yellow dogs, goats, cats, Sage, West Indian Lantana humans, sheep
17 Linum Flax sheep usitatissimum
18 Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil sheep
19 Lupinus spp. Lupine goats
20 Medicago sativa Alfalfa, Lucerne chickens, humans, sheep
21 Metilotus alba and White Sweetclover, Yellow horses, sheep Melilotus officinalis Sweetclover
22 Nerium oleander Oleander horses, sheep, dogs, humans, goats
23 Papaver spp. Various Poppies including Opium humans Poppy
24 Phytolacca Pokeweed sheep, humans, turkeys, americana swine, horses
25 Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine none
26 Podophyllum Mayapple, Mandrake humans, swine peltatum
27 Prunus spp. Wild Cherries, Black Cherry, horses, moose, sheep, Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, Pin swine, goats Cherry
28 Pteridium Bracken Fern horse, sheep, humans, aquilinium swine
29 Quercus spp. Oak Trees horse 30 Ranunculus spp. Buttercup, Crowfoot goats, horses
31 Robinia Black Locust horses, humans, poultry, pseudoacacia sheep, goats
32 Rumex spp. Dock sheep
33 Sambucus Elderberry humans, goats canadensis
34 Senecio spp. Senecio, Groundsels, Ragwort horse, goats, sheep, human
35 Solanum spp. Common Nightshade, Black humans, rodents, sheep, Nightshade, Horse Nettle, Buffalo horses, goats Bur, Potato
36 Sorghum spp. Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass, horses, goats Johnson Grass
37 Tetradymia spp. Horsebrush sheep
38 Trifolium spp. Alsike Clover, Red Clover, White horse Clover
39 Triglochin maritima Arrowgrass sheep
40 Xanthium Cocklebur humans, rodents, swine strumarium
Poisonous Plants in New York and Livestock
Horses
Scientific Name Common Name Other Species Affected
1 Acer rubrum Red maple, Swamp maple, Soft none maple
2 Allium spp. Commercial Onions, Wild cattle, children Onions, Swamp Onions, Chives
3 Amsinckia Fiddleneck swine, cattle intermedia
4 Apocynum spp. Dogbane cattle, humans, sheep, cats, dogs, goats
5 Astragalus and Locoweed sheep, cattle Oxytropis spp.
6 Centaurea Yellow Star Thistle none solstitialis
7 Chenopodium Lambs Quarters cattle, humans, sheep, album swine
8 Coronilla varia Crown Vetch none
9 Datura spp. Jimsonweed, Downy Thornapple, cattle, humans, goats Devils Trumpet, Angels Trumpet
10 Digitalis purpurea Foxglove cats, cattle, dogs, goats, humans
11 Equisetum arvense Horsetail none and other spp. 12 Eupatorium White Snakeroot cattle, dogs, goats, rugosum humans, rabbits, sheep
13 Euphorbia spp. Poinsettia, Spurges, Snow on the cattle, humans, sheep Mountain
14 Fagoypyrum Buckwheat goats esculentum
15 Festuca Tall Fescue cattle arundinacea
16 Gelsemium Jessamine goats sempervirens
17 Glechoma spp. Ground Ivy, Creeping Charlie, goats Gill over the ground
18 Hypericum St. Johns Wort, Klamath Weed sheep, goats perforatum
19 Laburnum Golden Chain, Laburnum cattle, dogs, humans, anagyroides swine
20 Lathyrus spp. Sweet Pea, Tangier Pea, rodents, turkeys, sheep, Everlasting Pea, Caley Pea, humans Singletary Pea
21 Metilotus alba and White Sweetclover, Yellow cattle, sheep Melilotus officinalis Sweetclover
22 Nerium oleander Oleander cattle, sheep, dogs, humans, goats
23 Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern none
24 Phytolacca Pokeweed cattle, sheep, humans, americana turkeys, swine 25 Prunus spp. Wild Cherries, Black Cherry, cattle, moose, sheep, Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, Pin swine, goats Cherry
26 Pteridium aquilinium Bracken Fern cattle, sheep, humans, swine
27 Quercus spp. Oak Trees cattle
28 Ranunculus spp. Buttercup, Crowfoot cattle, goats
29 Rheum rhaponticum Rhubarb goats, humans, swine
30 Robinia Black Locust cattle, humans, poultry, pseudoacacia sheep, goats
31 Senecio spp. Senecio, Groundsels, Ragwort cattle, goats, sheep, human
32 Solanum spp. Common Nightshade, Black cattle, humans, rodents, Nightshade, Horse Nettle, Buffalo sheep, goats Bur, Potato
33 Sorghum spp. Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass, cattle, goats Johnson Grass
34 Rheum rhaponticum Rhubarb goats, humans, swine
35 Trifolium spp. Alsike Clover, Red Clover, White cattle Clover
36 Vicia spp. Common Vetch, Hairy Vetch, chickens, humans Narrow leafed vetch, purple vetch, broad beans
37 Acer rubrum Red maple, Swamp maple, Soft none maple 38 Acer saccharum Sugar maple, Rock maple, Hard none maple
39 Acer saccharinum Silver maple, Soft maple, White none maple
Poisonous Plants in New York and Livestock
Goats
Scientific Name Common Name Other Species Affected
1 Aconitum spp. Monkshood, Aconite, Wolfsbane humans, cattle
2 Aesculus spp. Horse Chestnut, Buckeye humans, cattle
3 Agrostemma Corn Cockle poultry, cattle, humans githago
4 Apocynum spp. Dogbane horses, cattle, humans, sheep, cats, dogs
5 Argemone Prickly Poppy, Mexican Poppy none mexicana
6 Asclepias spp. Milkweed sheep, cattle
7 Atropa belladonna Belladonna, Deadly Nightshade humans
8 Brassica spp, Rape, Cabbage, Turnips, cattle, humans, swine, Broccoli, Mustard sheep, poultry
9 Cannabis sativa Marijuana dogs, ferrets, cats
10 Convallaria majalis Lily of the Valley cats, dogs, humans, goats
11 Datura spp. Jimsonweed, Downy Thornapple, cattle, humans, horses Devils Trumpet, Angels Trumpet
12 Delphinium spp. Delphiniums, Larkspurs cattle, humans
13 Digitalis purpurea Foxglove cats, cattle, dogs, horses, humans
14 Eupatorium White Snakeroot cattle, dogs, horses, rugosum humans, rabbits, sheep
15 Fagoypyrum Buckwheat horses esculentum
16 Gelsemium Jessamine horses sempervirens
17 Glechoma spp. Ground Ivy, Creeping Charlie, horses Gill over the ground
18 Hypericum St. Johns Wort, Klamath Weed horses, sheep perforatum
19 Lantana camara Lantana, Red Sage, Yellow cattle, dogs, cats, Sage, West Indian Lantana humans, sheep
20 Leucothoe axillaris Drooping Leucothoe, Sierra sheep and Leucothoe Laurel davisiae
21 Lobelia spp. Great Lobelia, Cardinal Flower, humans Indian Tobacco
22 Lupinus spp. Lupine cattle
23 Menispermum Moonseed humans canadense
24 Nerium oleander Oleander horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, humans
25 Prunus spp. Wild Cherries, Black Cherry, horses, cattle, moose, Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, Pin sheep, swine Cherry 26 Ranunculus spp. Buttercup, Crowfoot cattle, horses
27 Rheum Rhubarb humans, swine, horses rhaponticum
28 Robinia Black Locust horses, cattle, humans, pseudoacacia poultry, sheep
29 Sambucus Elderberry cattle, humans canadensis
30 Sanquinaria Bloodroot none canadensis
31 Senecio spp. Senecio, Groundsels, Ragwort horse, cattlesheep, human
32 Solanum spp. Common Nightshade, Black cattle, humans, rodents, Nightshade, Horse Nettle, Buffalo sheep, horses Bur, Potato
33 Sorghum spp. Sorghum, Milo, Sudan Grass, horses, cattle Johnson Grass
34 Rheum Rhubarb humans, swine, horses rhaponticum
Poisonous Plants in New York and Livestock
Sheep
Scientific Name Common Name Other Species Affected
1 Apocynum spp. Dogbane horses, cattle, humans, cats, dogs, goats
2 Asclepias spp. Milkweed cattle, goats
3 Astragalus and Locoweed horse, cattle Oxytropis spp.
4 Brassica spp, Rape, Cabbage, Turnips, cattle, humans, swine, Broccoli, Mustard goats, poultry
5 Chenopodium album Lambs Quarters cattle, horses, humans, swine
6 Eupatorium rugosum White Snakeroot cattle, dogs, goats, horses, humans, rabbits
7 Euphorbia spp. Poinsettia, Spurges, Snow cattle, horses, humans on the Mountain
8 Halogeton Halogeton cattle glomeratus
9 Hypericum St. Johns Wort, Klamath horses, goats perforatum Weed
10 Lantana camara Lantana, Red Sage, Yellow cattle, dogs, goats, cats, Sage, West Indian Lantana humans
11 Lathyrus spp. Sweet Pea, Tangier Pea, horses, rodents, turkeys, Everlasting Pea, Caley Pea, humans Singletary Pea 12 Leucothoe axillaris Drooping Leucothoe, Sierra goats and Leucothoe Laurel davisiae
13 Linum usitatissimum Flax cattle
14 Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil cattle
15 Medicago sativa Alfalfa, Lucerne cattle, chickens, humans
16 Metilotus alba and White Sweetclover, Yellow horses, cattle Melilotus officinalis Sweetclover
17 Nerium oleander Oleander horses, cattle, dogs, humans, goats
18 Phytolacca Pokeweed cattle, humans, turkeys, americana swine, horses
19 Prunus spp. Wild Cherries, Black Cherry, horses, cattle, moose, Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, swine, goats Pin Cherry
20 Pteridium aquilinium Bracken Fern horse, cattle, humans, swine
21 Robinia Black Locust horses, cattle, humans, pseudoacacia poultry, goats
22 Rumex spp. Dock cattle
23 Senecio spp. Senecio, Groundsels, horse, cattle, goatshuman Ragwort
24 Solanum spp. Common Nightshade, Black cattle, humans, rodents, Nightshade, Horse Nettle, horses, goats Buffalo Bur, Potato 25 Tetradymia spp. Horsebrush cattle
26 Triglochin maritima Arrowgrass cattle
27 Veratrum Corn Lily, False Hellbore none californicum
Poisonous Plants in New York and Livestock
Swine
Scientific Name Common Name Other Species Affected
1 Amaranthus spp. Pigweed cattle
2 Amsinckia Fiddleneck horses, cattle intermedia
3 Brassica spp, Rape, Cabbage, Turnips, cattle, humans, sheep, Broccoli, Mustard goats, poultry
4 Chenopodium Lambs Quarters cattle, horses, humans, album sheep
5 Iris spp. Irises cattle, humans
6 Laburnum Golden Chain, Laburnum cattle, dogs, horses, anagyroides humans
7 Nicotiana spp. Tobacco, Tree Tobacco humans
8 Phytolacca Pokeweed cattle, sheep, humans, americana turkeys, horses
9 Podophyllum Mayapple, Mandrake cattle, humans peltatum
10 Prunus spp. Wild Cherries, Black horses, cattle, moose, Cherry, Bitter Cherry, sheep, goats Choke Cherry, Pin Cherry
11 Pteridium Bracken Fern horse, cattle, sheep, aquilinium humans 12 Rheum Rhubarb goats, humans, horses rhaponticum
13 Xanthium Cocklebur cattle, humans, rodents, strumarium