Listed here are plants that are poisonous to cats that must be avoided if there are cats in your home. While in some cases, just parts of a plant (bark, leaves, seeds, berries, roots, tubers sprouts, green shells) might be poisonous, this list rules out the whole plant. If you have any of them, keep them safely out of reach. Should your feline friend eat part of a poisonous plant, rush the cat to your veterinarian as soon as possible. If you can, take the plant with you for ease of identification.
The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center is a valuable resource for pet parents. Call the APCC at 1-888-426-4435 if your dog or cat has a poison emergency.
Plants Poisonous to Cats:
Alfalfa
Almond (pits of)
Aloe Vera Alocasia
Amaryllis
Apple (seeds)
Apple Leaf Croton
Apricot (pits of)
Arrowgrass
Asparagus Fern
Avocado (fruit and pit)
Azalea
Baby’s Breath
Baneberry
Bayonet
Beargrass
Beech
Belladonna
Bird of Paradise
Bittersweet
Black-Eyed Susan
Black Locust
Bleeding Heart Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Box
Boxwood
Branching Ivy
Buckeyes
Buddist Pine
Burning Bush
Buttercup
Cactus, Candelabra
Caladium
Calla Lilly
Castor Bean
Ceriman
Charming Dieffenbachia
Cherry (pits, seeds, & wilting leaves)
Cherry, most wild varieties
Cherry, Ground
Cherry, Laurel
Chinaberry
Christmas Rose
Chrysanthemum Clematis
Coriaria
Cornflower
Corydalis
Crocus, Autumn
Crown of Thorns
Cyclamen
Daffodil Daphne
Daphne
Datura
Deadly Nightshade
Death Camas
Delphinium
Dicentrea
Dieffengachia
Dumb Cane
Easter Lily
Eggplant
Elderberry
Elephant Ear
English Ivy
Euonymus
Evergreen
Ferns Flax
Four O’ Clock
Foxglove
Golden Chain
Golden Glow
Gopher Purge
Hellebore
Hemlock Poison
Hemloc, Water
Henbane
Holly
Honeysuckle
Horsebeans
Horsebush
Horse Chestnuts
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Indian Tobacco
Iris
Iris Ivy
Jack in the Pulpit
Java Beans
Jessamine
Jerusalem Cherry
Jimpson Weed
Jonquil
Jungle Trumpets
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily
Lily Spider
Lily of the Valley
Locoweed
Lupine
Marigold
Mescal Bean
Mistletoe
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms
Narcissus
Nightshade
Oleander
Peach (pits of)
Peony
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Pimpernel
Poinciana
Poinsettia
Poison
Hemlock
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Pokeweed
Poppy
Potato
Precatory Bean
Privet, Common
Rhododendron
Rhubarb
Rosary Pea
Rubber Plant
Scotch Broom
Skunk Cabbage
Snowdrops
Snow on the Mountain
Staggerweed
Star of Bethlehem
Sweet Pea
Tansy Mustard
Tiger Lily
Tobacco
Tomato
Tulip
Tung Tree
Virginia Creeper
Water Hemlock
Weeping Fig
Wild Call
Wisteria
Yews e.g. Japanese Yew, English Yew, Western Yew, American Yew
Source: ARL – Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc. 2021 – https://www.arl-iowa.org/