Dr. Hartman's List of Lethal Foliage

The deadly plants, with their toxic parts and the effects of eating them:

AZALEA (entire plant): paralysis of the muscles, including the heart, depression of the central nervous system. Sometimes fatal.

BIRD-OF-PARADISE (seed pods): nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

BLACK LOCUST (bark, foliage, young sprouts): depression, vomiting, diarrhea and weakened heartbeat. Often fatal.

CALL A LILY* (entire plant): intense burning sensation and irritation of the mouth and stomach.

CASTOR BEAN (entire plant but especially seeds): burning sensation in mouth. Swallowing two or more seeds may cause serious illness or death.

DAFFODIL (bulb): severe vomiting and diarrhea, trembling, convulsions and sometimes death.

DAPHNE (entire plant): burning and ulceration of stomach and intestines, bloody vomiting and diarrhea.

ENGLISH IVY (leaves and berries): general excitement, difficulties in breathing, coma.

HOLLY (berries): vomiting, diarrhea, weakness and collapse.

IRIS (leaves, roots and fleshy portions): severe but temporary digestive upset.

JERUSALEM CHERRY (berries): vomiting, diarrhea and collapse.

LANTANA (berries): gastrointestinal irritation, muscular weakness and circulatory difficulties. Sometimes fatal.

OLEANDER (entire plant): nausea, depression, bloody diarrhea, weakened and irregular pulse and paralysis.

POINSETTIA (leaves and stem): diarrhea, abdominal cramps and delirium. Sap can cause skin irritation and, if rubbed in the eyes, blindness.

POISON OAK (leaves): skin irritation.

PRIVET (entire plant): bloody vomiting, diarrhea, severe irritation of digestive tract and general nervous symptoms.

RANUNCULUS or BUTTERCUP (entire plant): stomach irritation, diarrhea and, in large quantities, convulsions.

RHUBARB (leaves): vomiting, severe abdominal pain, muscle cramps and, in large quantities, convulsions, coma and death.

WISTERIA (entire plant): severe vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

YELLOW JESSAMINE (entire plant): thirst, dilation of the pupils, reddened skin, headache, high blood pressure and rapid pulse, convulsions, delirium and coma.

* From the same family as philodendron and dieffenbachia (dumb cane), which are also poisonous.

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