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ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA
Small, thorny, leguminous tree. Dark colored rough bark. White flowers. Thicket. Rarely exceed height of 50 ft
South, Zones B, C, & D
Poisonous: Robinin (phytotoxin) robitin (glycoside)
Symptoms: weakness, nervous, nausea, vomit, diarrhea, bloody feces, posterior paralysis, pounding heart beat
Other: all above ground parts poisonous esp during warmer months. Horses more sensitive than cattle from chewing bark. Usually not fatal |
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PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM
Herbaceous, 2-3 ft, stout dark colored under roots.
South, Zones: A, B, C, & D. Common in coastal plain or dry gravelly upland areas
Poisonous: monogastrics- thiaminase and unidentified compounds. ruminants- prolonged ingestion produces bone marrow supression
Symptoms: monogastrics- weight loss, lethargy, convulsions, death. ruminants- bloody feces, difficult breathing, failure of blood to clot, bleeding from openings, elevated temp, death
Other: entire plant toxic in green or dry form esp young green material. Death more common in cattle or horses than sheep. Late summer or autumn when little other feed is fed. Symptoms may not show for several weeks after consumption |
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AESCULUS species
trees or shrubs. red, yellow, or yellow-green to white flowers. large (1 in) brown seeds or nuts
Zones A, B, C, & D. Found along streams or edges of woods
Poison: Aesculin (glycoside) and other unidentified agents
Symptoms: weakness, muscle spasms, vomiting, dialated pupils, paralysis
Other: poisoned by eating young sprouts or tender leaves in spring or by consuming seed in autumn or early winter |
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RICINUS COMMUNIS
upright herbaceous, summer annual with large leaves, red or purple stems, 12 ft sometimes
Zones A, B, C, & D. planted normally as ornamental but escapes in old fields, waste places, or roadside
Poisonous: ricin (phytotoxin)
Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, trembling, sweating, convulsions, death
Other: leaves and seeds can cause poisoning of all classes of livestock but horses are particularly sensitive. Ricin is deadly poison. poisoning results as grains or ground feed being contaminated with castorbean seed |
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DATURA STRAMONIUM
herbaceous summer annual 3-5 ft tall with white or purplish flowers. fruit is spiny capsule 1-2 inches
Zones A, B, C, & D. common weed in waste places, barnyards, distrubed areas, and cultivated fields, esp in coastal plain
Poisonous: Hyoscyamine, atropine, possibly other alkaloids
Symptoms: vomiting, dialated pupils, slow respiration, intense thirst, frequent urination, convulsions, and death
Other: all parts are toxic esp seed. dried plants mixed with hay can be toxic. all livestock can be poisoned but mostly with cattle. poisoning fairly uncommon but can occur in summer or autumn |
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LANTANA CAMARA
Herbaceous perennial shrub, 5ft, Varying flower color
Lower A, grown elsewhere in the south as an ornamental, escapes to roadsides and waste areas
Poisonous: Lantanin (a triterpenoid)
Symptoms: Vomiting, bloody/watery diarhea, lesions around mouth and nose, wieght loss, photosensitization(tissue death and lesions), and death
Other: All parts are poisonous, esp. fruit. Affects all livestock, but usually not fatal. |
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LANTANA CAMARA
Herbaceous perennial shrub, 5ft, Varying flower color
Lower A, grown elsewhere in the south as an ornamental, escapes to roadsides and waste areas
Poisonous: Lantanin (a triterpenoid)
Symptoms: Vomiting, bloody/watery diarhea, lesions around mouth and nose, wieght loss, photosensitization(tissue death and lesions), and death
Other: All parts are poisonous, esp. fruit. Affects all livestock, but usually not fatal. |
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| Mountain Laurel, Ground Ivy, Bush Ivy |
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KALMIA LATIFOLIA
Evergreen woody shrub/tree, with white/pink/purple flowers
Zones B,C,and D areas(around springs and streams)mountains/woodlands
Poisons: Andromedotoxin (resinoid) and others
Symptoms: Excessive Salivation, frequent swallowing, vomiting, |
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