"CATS-EYE"

CAT-NIP

A List of Plants,
That Could Make You Ill

Now, we all like to take time out as they say 'To Smell the Roses.' (And have a good chew on many of the plants around the house.) Unfortunately, many of them can make you quite ill, (As no doubt some of you may have found out in your adventures.)

According to this article I found in an 'Abyssinian Cat Association Journal.' There are a number of plants to be wary of. It seems we must be very careful in our selections. As more than a few house hold plants are poisonous. You must also be careful when out wandering and taking in the sights and smells of the garden as many of these plants are dangerous and potentially lethal. I have copied the list for your perusal, it is not complete but as my studies progress I will add more. (That is as soon as I can persuade Shonie to test them for me, hopefully the tin openers will not catch on that the Vets bills are rising.) Along with the Common Names I have included the Latin Names, for those botanists of you out there.

(Unfortunately there was no credit given in this Journal as to who put it together. So to whoever you are: Thank you is all I can say.)

Common Name

Latin Name

Amaryllis

Amaryllis spp.

Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Bittersweet

Celasturus spp.

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia spp.

Bleeding heart

Dicentra spectabilis

Box

Buxus sempervirens

Candelabra Cactus

Euphorbia lactea

Castor Bean

Ricinus communis

Christmas Rose

Hilleborus niger

Crown-of-thorns

Euphorbia millii

Daffodil, Narcissus

Norcissus spp

Daphne

Daphne spp

Dumbcane

Dieffenbacia spp

Flax

Linjm usitatissimum

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Horse Chestnut

Aesculus hipppocatanum

Hyacinth

Hyacinthus orientalis

Hydrangea

Hydrangea spp

Iris

Iris spp

Ivy, English and Baltic

Hedera helix

Jerusalem Cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Jimsonweed, Thorapple

Datura metel

Larkspur, Delphinium

Delphinium spp

Laurels

Kalmia spp

Lily-of-the-Valley

Convallaria majalis

Lobelia, Cardinal Flower

Lobelia spp

Lupin, Bluebonnet

Lupinnus spp

Marigold, Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

Mistletoe

Phoredendron flavescens

Monkshood, Aconite

Aconitum spp

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Philodendron

Philodendron spp

Poinsettia

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Poppy

Papaver spp

Potato, unripe tuber and tuber sprouts

Solanum tuberosum

Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Rhododendron

Rhododendron spp

Rhubarb

Rheum rhaponticum

Snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis

Snow-on-the-mountain

Euphorbia marginata

Tansey

Tanacetum vulgare

Tobacco, flowering

Nicotiana tabacum

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Wisteria

Wisteria spp

Yew

Taxus spp

P.S. I can not condone the use of any of these plants, as a supplement to Dog-Food. Neither can I guarantee their effectiveness