Toxic plants page 1 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS TTooxxiiicc pplllaannttss 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. Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 2 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 3 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 4 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 5 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 6 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 7 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 8 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 9 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 10 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 11 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 12 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 13 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 14 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 15 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 16 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 17 of 26 FEEDING RABBITS 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 Copyright © 2003-2011 MediRabbit.com e-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2004-2011 Camilla Bergstrøm Toxic plants page 18 of 26 FEEDING