Poison

A curated list of 105 botanical specimens.

Akee Apples, Seso Vegetal, Ackee

blighia sapida

American Hellebore

veratrum viride

Annual Mercury

mercurialis annua

Ashwagandha

withania somnifera

Autumn Crocus, Colchicum, Meadow-saffron

colchicum autumnale

Avocado

persea americana

Bitter Melon, Balsam Pear

momordica charantia

Bittersweet

solanum dulcamara l.

Black Nightshade

solanum nigrum l.

Black Physicnut

jatropha gossypiifolia

Blue Cardinal Flower

lobelia siphilitica

Boldo

peumus boldus

Borrachero, Floripondio

brugmansia x candida

Bulbous Buttercup

ranunculus bulbosus

California Poppy

eschscholzia californica

Cascara Sagrada

frangula purshiana

Castor

ricinus communis

Celery-leaved Buttercup

ranunculus sceleratus

Cherry-laurel

prunus laurocerasus

Chinaberry

melia azedarach

Chiricsanango

brunfelsia grandiflora

Cleavers

galium aparine

Climbing Potato

bowiea volubilis

Clusterleaf

terminalia sericea

Columbine

Columbine

aquilegia vulgaris

Corkwood Tree, Pituri

duboisia myoporoides

Cuckoopint, Arum

arum maculatum

Darnel

lolium temulentum

Devil-pepper

rauvolfia tetraphylla

Digitalis

digitalis purpurea

Dodo, Kankan, Toro

elaeophorbia drupifera

Dogbane, Indian Hemp

apocynum cannabinum

Dumbcane

dieffenbachia seguine

Dwarf Elder

sambucus ebulus

European Pennyroyal

mentha pulegium

European Peony

paeonia officinalis

Fool’s Parsley

aethusa cynapium

Frangula, Alder Buckthorn, Glossy Buckthorn

frangula alnus

Gbanja Kola

cola nitida

Glory-lily

gloriosa superba l.

Golden Chain Tree, Pea Tree

laburnum anagyroides

Granadilla

passiflora quadrangularis

Ground Ivy

glechoma hederacea

Groundsel

senecio vulgaris

Heliotrope

heliotropium europaeum

Henbane

hyoscyamus niger

Herb Paris

paris quadrifolia

Holly, American Holly

ilex opaca

Jequirity

abrus precatorius

Kamyuye

Kamyuye

hoslundia opposita

Lambkill

kalmia angustifolia

Lemon

citrus limon

Lima Bean

phaseolus lunatus l. var. lunatus

Lucky Nut, Yellow Oleander

thevetia peruviana

Manchineel

hippomane mancinella

Mandrake

mandragora officinarum

Marijuana

cannabis sativa

Marsh-marigold

caltha palustris

MatÉ

ilex paraguariensis

Mayapple, American Mandrake

podophyllum peltatum

Mescal Bean

sophora secundiflora

Mesquite

prosopis juliflora

Mole Plant

euphorbia lathyris

Monkshood

aconitum napellus

Mountain Laurel

kalmia latifolia

Nux Vomica

strychnos nux-vomica

Perilla

perilla frutescens

Petroleum Plant

euphorbia tirucalli

Pinkroot

spigelia marilandica (l.) l.

Poinsettia

euphorbia pulcherrima

Poison Hemlock

conium maculatum

Poison Ivy

toxicodendron pubescens

Poke Root

phytolacca americana

Privet

ligustrum vulgare

Pulsatilla, Pasqueflower

anemone pulsatilla l.

Redroot

lachnanthes tinctoria

Rocket Larkspur

consolida ajacis

Sandbox Tree

hura crepitans

Scarlet Elder

sambucus racemosa

Scotch Broom

cytisus scoparius

Shanshi

coriaria ruscifolia subsp. microphylla

Skunk Cabbage

symplocarpus foetidus

Snake Plant

turbina corymbosa

Sodom’s Milkweed

calotropis procera

Spreading Dogbane

apocynum androsaemifolium

Spring Snowflake

leucojum vernum

Squill, Sea Onion

urginea maritima

Tansy Ragwort

senecio jacobaea

Tapioca

manihot esculenta

Tobacco

nicotiana tabacum l.

Tomato

lycopersicon esculentum mill.

Velvetleaf

cissampelos pareira l.

Virginia-creeper, American Ivy

parthenocissus quinquefolia

Water Dropwort

oenanthe crocata

Water Fennel

oenanthe aquatica

Water Hemlock

cicuta maculata

Waterlily

nymphaea odorata

Waxtree, Japanese Waxtree

toxicodendron succedaneum

Wild Cherry

prunus serotina

Wild Lettuce

lactuca virosa

Wooly Digitalis, Wooly Foxglove

digitalis lanata

Wormgrass

spigelia anthelmia

Wormwood

artemisia absinthium

Yellow Jessamine

gelsemium sempervirens

Yellow Sweet Clover

melilotus officinalis