Plants Toxic to Rabbits

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Camilla Bergstrøm

Picking plants in the wild, and bringing them home for your rabbit to eat, can be a wonderful thing. It’s fun and rewarding for you, and makes a varied and wonderful addition to your rabbit’s diet. However, there are some plants that can be harmful, and even fatal if consumed. This list includes plants that are toxic in one way or another. Just because a plant is not listed here does not mean it can’t be toxic. Please don’t feed your rabbit plants you are not absolutely sure are safe. Don’t trust your rabbit to decide for itself which plants are harmful. In this list, plants marked in red are considered highly toxic and may be fatal. Other plants can be mildly toxic and may cause local irritations of the skin and mucus membranes, or affect the digestive tract or nervous system. The list also includes a few common garden and indoor plants.

African Milk Tree Euphorbia trigona

Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus/Rhamnus Bark and unripe fruits are frangula toxic

Aloe Vera Aloe barbadensis Plant juices are toxic.

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Amaryllis Amaryllis spp Bulbs are toxic

Anemone / Windflower Anemone spp All species are mildly toxic

Angel trumpet Brugmansia suaveolens All parts are toxic

Angular Solomon's seal Polygonatum odoratum The berries are toxic

Apple of Peru, Shoofly plant Nicandra physalodes Mildly toxic

Arrowhead Syngonium spp

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Asarabacca, European Asarum europaeum ginger

Australian umbrella tree Brassaia actinophylla The leaves are toxic

Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale The bulbs are toxic

Baneberry Actaea spp All parts are toxic

Begonia x tuberhybrida, B. semperflorens-cultorum Begonia spp All parts are toxic

Belladonna, deadly nightshade Atropa belladonna All parts are toxic

Big Leaf Hydrangea, Hortensia Hydrangea macrophylla All parts are toxic

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Bindweed, Morning glories Ipomea spp All parts are toxic

Bird of Paradise Strelitzia reginae All parts are toxic

Bittersweet Celastrus spp All parts are toxic

Black calla Arum spp All parts are toxic

Black henbane Hyoscyamus niger All parts are highly toxic

Black Locust Bark, leaves and seeds are Robinia pseudoacacia highly toxic

Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Unripe berries are toxic

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Bleeding Heart, Staggerweed Dicentra spp All parts are toxic

Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis All parts are toxic

Bog Arum/Wild calla Calla palustris All parts are toxic

Bog Rosemary Andromeda polifolia The leaves are toxic

Boxwood Buxus sempervirens Leaves are toxic

Bryony, European White Bryonia alba All parts are toxic

Buckeye Aesculus spp Seeds and leaves are toxic

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Buddhist Pine Podocarpus elatum Seeds are toxic.

Burning Bush Euonymus alata All parts are toxic

Buttercup Ranunculus acris All parts are toxic

Buttercup All species of Ranunculus Ranunculus spp are toxic

Caladium Caladium spp All parts are toxic

Calla Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica All parts are toxic

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Carnation, clove pinks All members of the Dianthus spp Dianthus family are toxic

Castor Bean Ricinus communis The seeds are highly toxic

Catnip Nepeta cataria/Nepeta Toxic when fresh mussinii

Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Plant juice is very toxic

Chinaberry tree Melia azedarach The fruits are toxic

Chinese-lantern Berries and leaves are Physalis spp highly toxic

Chinese Teaplant Lycium chinense The leaves are mildly toxic

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Chrysanthemum Leaves and stems are Chrysanthemum indicum highly toxic

Christmas Rose, black hellebore Helleborus niger All parts are toxic

Clematis Clematis spp All species are mildly toxic

Climbing nightshade Solanum dulcamara All parts are toxic

Columbine Aquilegia spp

Common buckthorn Bark and unripe fruit is Rhamnus cathartica highly toxic

Common groundsel Flowers and leaves are Senecio vulgaris toxic

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Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa

Cow parsnip Heracleum sibiricum Leaves and stems are toxic

Croton Bark, root and plant juice Codiaeum variegatum is toxic

Crown of Thorns Euphorbia milii Berries are mildly toxic

Cyclamen Bulb and rhizomes are Cyclamen persicum toxic

Cypress Spurge Plant juice and seeds are Euphorbia cyparissias toxic

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Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus All parts are toxic

Daphne Fruits and leaves are toxic Daphne spp and may cause skin irritations

Dieffenbachia Foliage and stems are Dieffenbachia highly toxic

Dock, Sorrel The leaves are toxic in Rumex spp high quantities

Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis All parts are toxic

Drooping Star-of- Bethlehem Ornithogalum nutans The bulbs are toxic

Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria All parts are toxic

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Elephant's ear Colocasia spp All parts are toxic

English bluebell Bulb, flowers and leaves Endymion non-scriptus are toxic

English ivy, common ivy Toxic if large quantities are Hedera helix consumed

English Yew Foliage and berries are Taxus baccata highly toxic

European cranberrybush Viburnum opulus Unripe fruit is toxic

European elder Sambucus nigra All parts are toxic

European spindle tree All parts are toxic Euonymus europaeus

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False Jerusalem Cherry Solanum capsicastrum All parts are toxic

Filodendron Philodendron spp

Flamingo flower Anthurium andreanum

Fly Honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum Ripe berries are toxic

Four o' clock, Beauty-of- the-night Mirabilis jalapa All parts are toxic

Foxglove All species of Digitalis are Digitalis spp toxic

Garlic Allium sativum All parts are toxic

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German Greenweed Legumes and seeds are Genista germanica toxic

Giant hogweed, Tromsø palm Heracleum laciniatum Plant juice is toxic

Globeflower Trollius europaeus All parts are toxic

Golden chain Cytisus laburnum All parts are toxic

Gopher Purge, Mole Plant Euphorbia lathyrus The plant juice is toxic

Greater Celogine Chelidonium majus All parts are toxic

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Hemlock Cicuta virosa Root and leaves are toxic

Herb paris Paris quadrifolia

Holly Ilex spp All parts are toxic

Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum The berries are toxic

Horse Chestnuts Flowers, leaves and unripe Aesculus hippocastanum fruits are toxic

Hyacinth Hyacinthus spp Toxic in large quantities

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Iris Plant juice may cause Iris spp irritation of mucus membrane

Japanese skimmia Skimmia japonica All parts are toxic

Jerusalem Cherry Solanum pseudocapsicum All parts are toxic

Jimson Weed, Thorn-apple Datura stramonium All parts are toxic

Kaffir Lily Clivia miniata The roots are toxic

Lantana Lantana camara All parts are toxic

Larkspur All species of Delphinium Delphinium spp are toxic

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Larkspur Delphinium elatum All parts are toxic

Leopard's bane Arnica montana Roots and flowers are toxic

Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis All parts are highly toxic

Lily-of-the-valley bush Foliage and plant juice is Pieris spp toxic

Lobelia, Cardinal flower Lobelia spp All parts are toxic

Locoweed Oxytropis sericea All parts are toxic

Lupine Lupinus spp Seeds are toxic

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Marigold All species may cause skin Tagetes spp irritations

Marijuana Flowers and stems are Cannabis sativa highly toxic

Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris All parts are mildly toxic

May Lily All parts are toxic and may Maianthemum bifolium cause severe gastric problems

Milias Agrostemma gracilis

Mistletoe Viscum album All parts are toxic

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Onion Allium spp All parts are toxic

Opium poppy Plant juice and legumes Papaver somniferum are toxic

Pachypodium Pachypodium spp All species are toxic

Pasque Flower All parts are toxic and may Pulsatilla vulgaris cause gastric problems

Peace lily Spathiphyllum wallisii

Peony Flowers and seeds are Paeonia spp toxic

Perfoliate Honeysuckle, Italian woodbine Lonicera japonica The berries are toxic

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Periwinkle species Apocynaceae

Pheasant's-eye Daffodil Narcissus poëticus All parts are toxic

Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima All parts are toxic

Poison hemlock Conium maculatum All parts are toxic

Pokeweed, Inkberry Phytolacca americana All parts are toxic

Pothos Epipremnum aureum All parts are toxic

Potato Unripe fruits, leaves and Solanum tuberosum stems are toxic

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Precatory Bean, Precatory pea Abrus precatorius All parts are toxic

Red Elderberry Sambucus racemosa

Red Nightshade Solanum villosum All parts are highly toxic

Rhododendron Azalea spp All parts are highly toxic

Rhubarb The leaves are toxic if Rheum spp consumed in large quantities

Runner bean, Scarlet runner Phaseolus coccineus Mildly toxic

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Sacred Tobacco Nicotiana rustica Leaves are toxic

Scotch Broom Cytissus scoparius All parts are toxic

Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia The whole bush is toxic

Snowberry Symphoricarpos The berries are toxic

Snowdrop anemone Anemone sylvestris All parts are toxic

Snowdrops Galanthus nivalis Bulbs are toxic

Snow on the Mountain Euphorbia spp All species are mildly toxic

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Solomon’s seal May cause gastric Polygonatum multiflorum problems

Spring Snowflakes Leucojum vernum

Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Plant juice is toxic

Spurge Euphorbia spp

Star of Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum Bulb and flowers are toxic

Summer pheasant’s eye Adonis spp. All parts are toxic

Sweet Berry Honeysuckle Lonicera coerulea

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Tatarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica

Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum Leaves and stems are toxic

True monkshood Aconitum napellus

Tulip Tulipa gesneriana Most tulip bulbs are toxic

Tung tree Aleurites fordii All parts are toxic

Viburnum Viburnum spp Berries are mildly toxic

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Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus Leaves and unripe fruits quinquefolia/Vitis are highly toxic hederacea

Wall flower Erysimum hieracifolium All parts are toxic

Walnut The green shell covering Juglans regia the nut is toxic

Water Hemlock Cicuta douglasii All parts are toxic

Wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana

White Bryony Bryonia dioica Plant juice is toxic

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White false hellebore Veratrum album All parts are toxic

Whorled Solomon's seal Can irritate the digestive Polygonatum verticillatum tract badly

Wild Privet, Common Privet Ligustrum spp The berries are highly toxic

Window leaf Monstera deliciosa All parts are toxic

Wolfsbane, monkshood All parts and all species Aconitum spp are toxic

Wolf's bane Aconitum lycoctonum All parts are toxic

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Wormseed wallflower Erysimum cheiranthoides

Wisteria Seeds and legumes are Wisteria spp toxic

Yarrow Achillea millefolium May cause skin irritations

Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus All parts are toxic

Yesterday-today-tomorrow Brunfelsia spp All parts are toxic

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JULY 2005