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Name: Megan
Age: 13
From: En
Hi Megan, There are so many plants, some that are very common. Only certain parts of the plants are trouble, like leaves of tomatoes and rhubarb. I found a good list at http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/PLNTGRDN.HTM
GARDEN PLANTS Bleeding Heart (see Dicentra spectabilis)
Capsicum species
Common Names: Red Pepper, Cayenne Pepper
Description: Plants with elliptic, smooth-edged leaves. Flowers are usually white with a purple tinge. Fruit is a pod containing many seeds, which turn red, orange, or yellow at maturity.
Toxic Part: Fruits
Symptoms: Ingestion of fruit causes burning rash, swollen tissues, intense eye irritation, irritation of the lips, mouth, throat, stomach. Ingestion may also result in vomiting and diarrhea. Contact with skin may cause burning or reddening of skin. Smoke from burning plants may cause eye irritation.
Chrysanthemum species
Common Names: Chrysanthemum, Daisy, Feverfew, Marguerite
Description: Showy flowers in almost all colors except blue.
Toxic Part: Leaves and stems.
Symptoms: Skin contact may cause dermatitis.
Colchicum species
Common Names: Crocus, Autumn Crocus, Fall Crocus, Meadow Saffron, Mysteria, Vellorita, Wonder Bulb.
Description: Tubular purple or white flowers which emerge from the underground bulb.
Toxic Part: Whole plant is very poisonous.
Symptoms: Upon ingestion, immediate burning pain in mouth and throat with intense thirst followed by nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Less than one flower can be deadly.
Crocus (see Colchicum species)
Daffodil (see Narcissus species)
Hyacinth (see Hyacinthus orientalis)
Hyacinthus orientalis
Common Names: Garden Hyacinth
Description: Bulbous herbs with long, narrow leaves. Has flowers of white, yellow, red, pink or blue.
Toxic Part: Bulbs
Symptoms: Ingestion causes stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Hydrangea macrophylla
Common Names: Hydrangea, Hills-of-Snow, Hortensia, POPO-HAU, Seven Bark
Description: Large bush of up to 15 feet. Stems and twigs are usually reddish brown. The leaves are 6 inches or longer, dark green above, grayish and fuzzy beneath, and scalloped around the margin. The tiny white flowers are borne in huge clusters. Flowers may also be rose, deep blue or greenish white in color.
Toxic Part: Flower bud is the most poisonous.
Symptoms: Ingestion may cause cyanide poisoning. Some hours may elapse after ingestion before symptoms appear. Abdominal pain, vomiting, lethargy, and sweating may develop.
Iris species
Common Names: Iris, Flags, Fleur-de-Lis
Description: Lily-like with leaves which are long and narrow. Flowers are large with pink, blue, lilac, and purple to white, brown, yellow, orange and almost black flowers.
Toxic Part: Leaves and rootstock.
Symptoms: Burning and severe pain in the intestinal tract; nausea and severe diarrhea. Skin irritation may result from the sap and seeds in some species.
Jonquil (see Narcissus species)
Lathyrus species
Common Names: Sweet Pea, Everlasting Peas
Description: Climbing plants with showy flowers, singly or in clusters and are red, pink, white, yellow, blue or purple in color. Fruit is a usually flat legume pod containing several seeds.
Toxic Part: Entire plant, especially the seeds.
Symptoms: Upon ingestion, causes permanent paralysis, slow and weak pulse, shallow breathing, pain, weakness, tremors, excitement, and convulsions.
Lobelia species
Common Names: Cardinal Flower, Indian Tobacco, Asthma Weed, Bladderpod Lobelia, Emetic Weed, Eye Bright, Gag Root, Puke Weed, Wild Tobacco, Blue Cardinal Flower, Great Blue Lobelia.
Description: Flowers are distinctive in having two small petals opposed by three large petals. Flowers may be blue, pink, red, yellow, or white.
Toxic Part: Entire plant.
Symptoms: Poisoning uncommon except when plant extracts are employed in home medicine.
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Common Names: Tomato
Description: Erect to trailing herb with lobed or toothed leaves. Flowers are yellow. Fruit is smooth and more or less round, usually red.
Toxic Part: Leaves, vines, and sprouts.
Symptoms: Headache, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, subnormal temperature, and circulatory and respiratory depression.
Narcissus species
Common Names: Daffodil, Jonquil, Narcisco, Narcissus, Paciencia.
Description: Grown from a bulb. May be one or more flowers which are usually white or yellow.
Toxic Part: Bulbs (mistaken for onions)
Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting and sometimes diarrhea.
Ornamental Pepper (see Capsicum species)
Potato (see Solanum tuberosum)
Rheum rhabarbarum
Common Names: Rhubarb, Garden Rhubarb, Pieplant, Wineplant
Description: Thick fleshy stalks with large leaves.
Toxic Part: Leaf blades.
Symptoms: Nausea, violent vomiting, nasal bleeding, stomach pains, headache, backache, weakness, difficulty in breathing, and burning of mouth and throat. Death occurs rapidly if large amounts of leaf blades are eaten.
Rhubarb (see Rheum rhabarbarum)
Solanum tuberosum
Common Names: Potato, Irish Potato, White Potato
Description: Upright herbs with edible underground tubers. Leaves are oval and pinnately divided. Flowers are white or bluish and in clusters. Fruits are rounded yellowish or green berries.
Toxic Parts: Green and spoiled potatoes, sprouts, and unripe berries.
Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, stomach pain, cold and clammy skin, dilated pupils, circulatory and respiratory depression, shock, and paralysis.
Tomato (vines) (see Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Tulip (see Tulipa species)
Tulipa species
Common Names: Tulip
Description: Most grow to about 2-feet tall. Blooms occur in May and are a characteristic bowl shape.
Toxic Part: Bulbs
Symptoms: Contact Dermatitis. On ingestion, may cause nausea, vomiting, increased salivation and heart palpitations.