Poisonous Plants A to Z


Sourthern Horse brings you the second part of our regular article on poisonous plants. In the first issue we covered plants starting with the letter A – B continuing with C-D here. We will continue the article until we reach Z


Plant - Castor oil Plant


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Any water and compacted soil will provide growing conditions for celandine.


Harrowing to break up any runners will slow and reduce their numbers.


Plant - Charlock Latin Name: Sinapis arvensis


The leaves can cause cyanide poisoning.


Often found in hedges and quite commonly seen in parks.


Plant - Chickweed Low Risk


Toxicity: Toxic to Horses, Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs


Symptoms may include:


weakness, convulsions, gastroenteritis (vomiting, diarrhea)


Plant - Clover


Latin Name: Ricinus com- munis


High Risk


Castor oil plant Also known as the Castor bean or Palma Christi;


Fatal even in small amounts Plant -


Celandine Greater


Low Risk Symptoms may include:


Acute gastroenteritis, frothing at the mouth, grunting and diarrhoea.


Large amounts can cause bloat, breathing difficulty, bulging eyes and shuffling gait.


Death is caused by Asphyxia in 1-2 hours.


Notes:


Cases of poisoning in horses have been reported.


Plant - Cherry Laurel


Latin Name: Stellaria media Low Risk


Symptoms may include:


Digestive upsets and diarrhoea. Notes:


Rarely associated with poisoning.


Plant - Climbing Bittersweet


Latin Name: Trifolium spp. Low Risk Description:


Many-stemmed plant where the leaves are not hairy and are made up of 3 leaflets grouped at the ends of the long leafstalks. Its flowers, borne in rather compact, stalked heads, are usually pink but range from red to white.


Symptoms may include:


Latin Name: Chelidonium majus


Low Risk Symptoms may include:


Excessive salivation and urination, thirst drowsiness, cessation of bowel move- ment and staggering gait.


Notes:


Poisoning comparatively rare


An effective means of Latin Name:


Latin Name: Prunus lauroc- erasus


Low Risk Notes:


Celastrus scandens


Additional Common Names:


Bittersweet, Waxwork, Shrubby Bittersweet, False Bittersweet, Climbing Bittersweet, American Bittersweet


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Can be associated with laminitis, blood coagulation disorders and photosensitivity.


Notes:


Few reported cases of poi- soning in Britain.


Plant - Cocklebur


Latin Name: Agrostemma githago


Low Risk Symptoms may include:


Salivation, gastro-intestinal disturbance and paralysis.


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