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Poisonous Plants the Listed Plants Are Considered Harmful to Children If Ingested Poisonous Plants The listed plants are considered harmful to children if ingested. The most dangerous plants listed in the table are coloured green and should not be in a child’s environment. Other plants may be a health risk if consumed or can cause allergic reactions if touched. Contact the Poisons Information Centre (13 11 26) to discuss the appropriate first aid action if your child ingests any plant or gardening product in your home or garden. Please note this list is not exhaustive and you should consult the Department of Agriculture’s list of harmful plants for more details. PLANT TOXIC PART PLANT TOXIC PART African Milk Bush All parts, especially sap Duranta Fruit. Synadenium grantii which is corrosive. Duranta repens Agapanthus Sap and leaves. Can also Foxglove All parts. Agapanthus orientalis cause acute skin irritation. Digitalis purpurea Aloe Vera All parts. Can also cause Hemlock All parts, especially seeds. Aloe vera skin irritation. Conium maculatum Angels Trumpet All parts, including nectar. Holly Fruit and leaves. Brugmansia Ilex aquifolium Arum Lily All parts, especially flower Jessamine All parts, especially fruit. Zantedeschia aethiopica spike and berries. Can Cestrum spp. also cause skin irritation. Laburnum/Golden Chain All parts, especially seeds. Autumn Crocus All parts. Can also cause Tree Colchicum autumnale skin irritation. Laburnum anagyroides Azalea All parts. Lantana Fruit and thorns. Can also Rhododendron Lantana spp. cause skin irritation. Bird of Paradise Pods and seeds. Naked Lady All parts, especially sap Caesalpinia gilliesii Amaryllis belladonna and bulb. Can also cause skin irritation. Black Locust All parts. Robinia psuedoacacia Nightshades Leaves and green berries. Solanaceae Box All parts. Can also cause Buxus spp. skin irritation. Oleander & Yellow All parts, especially seed Oleander in kernel. Can also cause Cape Lilac All parts. Nerium oldeander & skin irritation. Melia azedarach Cascabela thevetia Castor Oil Plant Flowers, leaves and Poinsettia Leaves and sap. Can also Ricinus communis seeds. Euphorbia pulcherrima cause skin irritation. Daphne All parts, especially bark Rhus All parts, especially sap, Daphne and berries. Can also Toxicondendron can cause severe skin cause skin irritation. succedaneum irritation. PLANT TOXIC PART Preventing poisoning Sweet Pea All parts, especially seeds. DO NOT Lathyrus odoratus Assume a plant is not poisonous because birds or Toadstools and Wild All parts. Never eat fungi other wildlife can eat it. Fungus occurring in gardens or Amanita spp. lawns. Use any part of a plant for cooking or medicinal use unless fully aware of its attributes. Thornapple All parts, especially Datura spp. flowers, seeds and nectar. DO Wintersweet/Bushman’s All parts. Make sure all plants, both indoor and outdoor, are poison accurately identified. Take a sample of the plant to Acokanthera spectabilis your local nursery if you are unsure of what type of plant it is. Yew Seeds and leaves. Taxus baccata Teach your children never to put leaves, stems, Zamia Seeds and leaves. seeds, nuts or berries from any plant into their Macrozamia spp. mouths. Keep poisonous plants out of children’s reach (e.g. remove or securely fence off all identified poisonous plants). Fruits and Vegetables Keep a record of all plants in your garden. PLANT TOXIC PART Keep the Poisons Information Centre phone number Avocado Leaves. on your phone (13 11 26). Persea americana Bay tree/Sweet bay Berries. (bay leaves are used for References: cooking) 1 Department of Agriculture and Food. Bulletin No. 4641: Harmful Laurus nobilis Garden Plants in Western Australia. July 2009. 2 Johnson, A. Primefact 359: Garden plants poisonous to people. Potato All green parts, especially 2006. Retrieved from www.ruralresidentialliving.com.au Solanum tuberosum green skin. Rhubarb Leaves. Can also cause Rheum rhaponticum minor skin irritation. Kidsafe WA © 2018 Stone fruit (apricot, Kernels. Excerpts may be copied for educational purposes. cherry, nectarine, peach, Written permission is required to copy this fact plum) sheet in its entirety. Prunus spp. For more information (08) 6244 4880 Tomato Green parts of fruit, leaves Child Safety Information Line 1800 802 244 Solanum lycopersicum and vines. Poisons Information Line 13 11 26 .
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