Child Care
Facilities
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Appendix F:
Poisonous Plant List~
Common Names of Toxic or Poisonous Plants
Serving Boulder City, Clark County, Henderson,
Las Vegas, Mesquite and North Las Vegas
Southern Nevada District Board of Health
P.O. Box 3902, Las Vegas, NV 89127 |702.759.1000
SNHD Regulations Governing the Sanitation and Safety of Child Care Facilities
Appendix F: Poisonous Plant List~ Common Names of Toxic or Poisonous Plants
SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISON – SPECIAL PROGRAMS
COMMON NAMES OF TOXIC OR POISONOUS PLANTS
Providing a safe environment for child care includes consideration of the plants that children may
come into contact with during their time spent in your care.
Some plants contain toxins and are poisonous. Children, in particular, are at special risk. Not only
are children naturally curious and more likely to ingest plants during play, but their smaller bodies
react adversely to small amounts of toxins. For example, a single leaf of the common house plant
Philodendron ingested by a child can be fatal.
Children must be prevented from consuming these plants or their fruit!
PLANT
Aconite or Monkshood
Amaryllis
Asparagus
Autumn Crocus
Azalea
Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade
Be-Still-Tree
Bird of Paradise
Black Henbane or Poison Tobacco
Black Locust
Black Nightshade
Bleeding Heart
Boxwood or Common Box
Buckeye or Horse-Chestnut
Buckthorn
Burning Bush
Caladium
Carolina Jessamine
Castor Bean
Cherry
China Berry
Chokecherry
Columbine
Daffodil, Jonquil or Narcissus
Delphinium or Larkspur
TOXIC PART
Roots
Bulb
Berries, Sap
All Parts
All Parts
All Parts, especially Berries
All Parts
Seeds and Pods
All Parts
Bark, Young Leaves, Seeds
Juice and Leaves
Leaves and Tubers
All Parts
Seeds
Berries
Leaves
All Parts
All Parts
All Parts (especially the Bean)
Leaves, Twigs, Seeds, and Bark
Seeds, Bark and, Flower
Leaves, Stems, and Roots
Berries
Bulbs
Leaves
This list is a collection of common toxic plants. It is not a complete list of all poisonous plants.
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Appendix F: Poisonous Plant List~ Common Names of Toxic or Poisonous Plants
PLANT
Dieffenbachia or Dumbcane
Dogbane or Indian Hemp
Dogwood
Elderberry or Elder
Elephant Ear
English Ivy
European Bittersweet
False Hellebore, Hellebore or Indian
Fig
Four-O’Clocks (several types)
Foxglove
Golden Chain Tree or Laburnum
Ground Ivy or Gill-Over-the-Ground
Holly
Horse-Chestnut or Buckeye
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Iris
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jerusalem Cherry
Jequirity Bean, Rosary Pea, or Precatory Bean
Jimson Weed
Jonquil, Narcissus or Daffodil
Juniper
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Laburnum or Golden Chain Tree
Larkspur
Lantana
Lily-of-the-Valley
Lords and Ladies
Lupine
May Apple
Milkweed
Mistletoe
Mock Orange
Monkshood or Aconite
Morning Glory
Mushrooms
Narcissus, Daffodil or Jonquil
Night Blooming Jessamine
Oak
Oleander
Peach
Pencil Tree
Periwinkle
Philodendrons
Pinks
TOXIC PART
All Parts
All Parts
Fruit
Wood and Bark
All Parts
Leaves and Berries
Berries and Juice
All Parts
Milley Sap
Roots and Seeds
Leaves
Leaves
All Parts
Berries
Leaves and Nuts
Bulb
Leaves
Underground Stem
All Parts
Fruits
Seeds
All Parts
Bulbs
Berries
Fruit
All Parts
All Parts
Berries
All Parts
All Parts
Leaves, Pods and Seeds
Roots
Leaves, Stems and Sap
White Berries
Fruit
All Parts
Seeds
All Parts
Bulb
Berries
Acorns and Young Leaves
All Parts
Leaves, Twigs, Seeds and Bark
All Parts
All Parts
Leaves and Stems
Seeds
This list is a collection of common toxic plants. It is not a complete list of all poisonous plants.
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Appendix F: Poisonous Plant List~ Common Names of Toxic or Poisonous Plants
PLANT
Poinsettia
Poison Hemlock
Poison Ivy
Poison Sumac
Pokeweed
Potato
Privet
Rhubarb
Rhododendron
Skunk Cabbage
Snow-on-the-Mountain
Sweet Pea
Texas Mountain Laurel
Texas umbrella
Tomatoes
Walnut
Water Hemlock
Wild Black Cherry
Wisteria
Yew
TOXIC PART
Leaves and Sap
All Parts
All Parts
Oil from Leaves
Roots, Leaves, and Stems
Seeds and Sprouts
Berries
Leaves
All Parts
All Parts
All Parts
Seeds (in large quantities)
Seeds
Berries
Vines and Suckers
Green Nut and Hull
Stems and Roots
Leaves
Seeds and Pods
Leaves and Bark
IRRITANTS (CAN CAUSE RASH)
PLANT
Ailanthus
Nettle
Primrose
Rubber Plant
Thistle
Trumpet Vine
TOXIC PART
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves and Stems
Sap
Leaves
Flowers
This list is a collection of common toxic plants. It is not a complete list of all poisonous plants.
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