Toxic Plants Megalist

[tigerpaws]

so according to the list...

Nearly everything that grows in the natural world is "harmful" in some way or other if eaten enough of or rubbed against the skin for long enough ...

[spend_day]

Originally Posted by snowgoose

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OAKS (Quercus spp); buds, leaves; oak tannin causes gastritis and nephritis.

??????? oak leaf litter has been used for amphibians (and probably some reptiles) for years

honestly ive seen this list before and there are a few i simply dont agree with but its a good list I guess

[Aimo]

Does anybody out there have a list of commonly available "safe" plants for use in viv's, i've stuck to a half dozen or so over the years but ir would be good to know what else is OK

[snowgoose]

I didn't post this list just for the pure hell. Like I said its from another website I thought it would be good to post it but it seems not.

[Aimo]

Er, answered my own question, here's a quoted list of "safe plants" for your viv philched from another site;

List of non-toxic plants for your terrarium

Common Name / Scientific name * ABELIA (Abelia grandiflora) * AFRICAN VIOLET (Saintpaulia ionantha) * SWEET ALYSSUM (Allyssum sp.) * ASPERAGUS FERN (Asperagus setaceus plumosis) * ASTER (Aster sp.) * BABY TEARS (Helxine soleirolii) * BIRD'S NEST FERN (Asplenium nidus) * BOSTON FERN (Nephrolepsis exalta) * BOTTLE BRUSH (Callistemom) * BOUGANVILLEA (Bouganvillea) * BRIDAL VEIL (Tripogandra multiflora) * BROMELIADS (Aechmea; Bilbergia; Cryptanthus) * CACTUS, SPINELESS (Astrophytum) * CAMELLIA (Camellia japonica) * COLEUS (Coleus) * CORN PLANT (Dracaena fragrans) * CREEPING CHARLIE (Pilea nummulariifolia)* * CROTON (Codiaeum sp.) * DRACAENA (Dracaena) * EMERALD RIPPLE (Peperomia caperata) * EUGENIA (Peperomia caperata) * FUSCHIA (Fuschia) * GERANIUM (Pelargonium sp.) * HEN AND CHICKS SUCCULENT (Echeveria) * HIBISCUS (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) * HOYA (Hoya exotica) * ICEPLANT (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) * IMPATIENS (Impatiens) * JADE PLANT (Crassula argentea) * JAPANESE ARALIA (Fatsia japonica) * JASMINE (Jasminum officinale: J. grandifloum) * LAVENDER (Lavandula officinalis) * MARIGOLD (Calendula officinalis) * MONKEY PLANT (Ruellia makoyana) * MOTHER OF PEARL (Graptopetalum paraguayen) * NATAL PLUM (Carissa grandiflora) * PAINTED NETTLE (Coleus) * PALMS (Areca sp.) * PAMPAS GRASS (Cortaderia selloana) * PARLOR PALM (Chamaedorea elegans) * PEPEROMIA (Peperomia caperata) * PETUNIA (Petunia) * PHOENIX (Phoenix roebelenii) * PIGGYBACK PLANT (Tolmiea menziesii) * PILEA (Pilea sp.) * PINK POLKA-DOT PLANT (H. ypoestes sang.) * PONYTAIL PLANT (Beaucarnea recurvata) * PRAYER PLANT (Maranta leuconeura) * PURPLE PASSION: PURPLE VELVET (Gynura) * SPIDER PLANT (Chlorophytum comosum) * STAGHORN FERN (Platycerium bifurcatum) * SWEDISH IVY (Plectranthus australis) * TREE MALLOW (Lavatera assurgentiflora) * UMBRELLA PLANT (Eriogonum umbrellum)** * VELVET PLANT (Gynura aurantaca) * WANDERING JEW (Tradescantia albiflora) * WARNECKII (Dracaena deremensis) * WAX PLANT (Hoya exotica) * ZEBRA PLANTY (Calathea zebrina) * ZINNIAS (Zinnia sp.)
· Not to be confused with another "creeping charlie," Glecoma heteracea which is toxic
** Not to be confused with another "umbrella" plant, Schefflera actinophylla which is toxic.

[arthur cooke]

Snowgoose, I don't think that you are being criticised for posting the list, you obviously took time and trouble to do so. I think that is appreciated.

When something goes on a forum then generally, it gets discussed and that has to be a good thing, it allows people with experience to look things over and comment.

With my naturalistic vivs I have grown many plants over the years and so felt that I could make a comment or two, as did others.
This is how we learn and is the whole idea of a forum.
cheers arthur.

[tigerpaws]

sorry snowgoose

i did not mean to criticise you ..

it is a damn impressive list though

alan

[axorozzas]

As people have said it's an impressive list, but not really intended for these purposes.

Also some people should read it more carefully, because many refer to certain parts of the plant. For example, in apple it refers to the seed, not the fruit or wood.

Still nice thinking! Top marks

[Dr. Love]

what is this plant and can i use it for a cresite. if so...how do i keep it small?
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6919/photo0279.jpg

[pirez]

Originally Posted by Dr. Love

what is this plant and can i use it for a cresite. if so...how do i keep it small?
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6919/photo0279.jpg

You could keep it small by putting it into a small pot
but I dont know what kind of plant it is!