Poisonous and Harmful Plants

The following plants are known to be poisonous/harmful to parrots (this list is by no means complete, if in doubt, call your vet!):

Agave
Alacia
Apricot - pits
Arum Lilly
Amaryllis
Aralia
Arrowhead Vine
Autumn Crocus (Meadow Saffron)
Australian Flametree
Australian Umbrella Tree
Avocado
Azalea - leaves
Balsam Pear - seeds, outer rind of fruit
Baneberry - berries, root
Beans - all types, if uncooked
- Broad
- Castor
- Fava
- Glory
- Horse
- Java (Lima)
- Navy
- Mescal
- Pregatory
- Scarlet
Birch
Bird of Paradise - Seeds
Bishop's Weed
Black Laurel
Black Locust - bark, sprouts, foliage
Bleeding Heart (Dutchman's Breeches)
Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Bluegreen algae - some forms of this algae are toxic
Boxwood - leaves, stems
Bracken Fern
Buckthorn - fruit, bark
Bulb Flowers
- Amaryllis
- Daffodil
- Hyacinth - bulbs
- Iris (Blue Flag) - bulbs
- Narcissus
Burdock
Buttercup - sap, bulbs
Cacao
Caldium - leaves
Calla Lily - leaves
Cana Lily
Candelabra Tree
Camel Bush
Cardinal Flower
Castor Bean - leaves, castor oil
Catnip
Chalice Vine (Trumpet Vine)
Cherry Tree - bark, twigs, leaves, pits
China Berry Tree
Christmas Candle - sap
Clematis (Virginia Bower)
Clivia
Cocklebur
Coffee (Senna)
Coffee Bean
- Coffeeweed
- Rattle Box
- Rattlebush
Coral Plant - seeds
Coriander
Corncockle
Coyotillo
Cowslip (Marsh Marigold)
Crown of Thorns
Croton
Cutleaf Philodendron
Daffodil - bulbs
Daphne - berries
Dataura Stramonium (Angel's Trumpet) - berries
Death Camus
Delphinium
Devil's Ivy
Deffenbachia (Dumb Cane) - leaves
Eggplant - the fruit is OK
Elderberry
Elephant Ear (Taro)
English Ivy - leaves, berries
Ergot
Eucalyptus (fresh or dried)
Euonymus (Spindle Tree)
Euphorbia Cactus
False Hellebore
Flame Tree
Felt Plant
- Air
- Maternity
- Panda
Ficus, Weeping
Fig, Weeping
Fire Thorn (Pyracanthra)
Flamingo Flower
Fly Agaric Mushroom (Deadly Amanita)
Four O'Clock
Foxglove - leaves, seeds
Glottidium
Golen Chain
Glory Bean
Grass
- Broom Corn
- Johnson
- Sorghum
- Sudan
Ground Cherry
Heaths
- Andromeda
- Azalea
- Black Laurel
- Laurel
- Leucotho
- Kalmia
- Mtn.
- Peires
- Rhododendron
Heliotrope
Hemlock - the plant, plus any water it has been in
Henbane - seeds
Holly - berries
Honey Locust
Honeysuckle
Horse Chestnut (Buckeye) - nuts, twigs
Horse Tail
Hoya
Hyacinth - bulbs
Hydrangea - flower bud
Iris (Blue Flag) - bulbs
Ivy (English and Others)
Jack-In-The-Pulpit (Indian Turnip)
Jasmine (Jessamine)
Jerusalem Cherry - berries
Jimsonweed (Thornapple)
Juniper - needles, stems, berries
Kentucky. Coffee Tree
Lantana (Red Sage) - immature berries
Larkspur
Lily of the Valley - plant, as well as any water it has been in
Lily, Arum
Lobelia
Locoweed (Milk Vetch)
Locusts
- Black
- Honey
Lord and Ladies (Cuckoopint)
Lupines (Bluebonnet)
Malanga
Mandrake
Mango Tree - wood, leaves, rind - the fruit is safe
Marijuana and Hemp - leaves
Mayapple (Mandrake) - the fruit is OK
Mescal Beans - seeds
Mexican Breadfruit
Mexican Poppy
Milkweed, Cotton Bush
Mistletoe - berries
Mock Orange - fruit
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel
Musrooms, several variaties, including Amanita
Myrtle
Narcissus
Nectarine - pits
Nettles
Nightshades - all varities, including:
- Bittersweet,
- Black
- Deadly
- Garden
- Eggplant - the fruit is OK
- Jerusalem Cherry
- Woody
Oak - acorns, foliage
Oleander - leaves, branches, nectar
Oxalis
Parsley
Peach - pits
Peace Lily
Peanuts - raw
Pencil Tree
Periwinkle
Philodendrons - leaves and stem
- Cheese
- Heart-Leaf
- Split Leaf
- Swiss
Pigweed
Pikeweed
Pine needles - berries
Plum
Poinciana
Poinsettia - leaves, roots, immature
Poison Ivy - sap
Poison Hemlock
Poison Oak (Western and Eastern) - sap
Pokeweed (Inkberry) - leaf, root, young berries
Potato - eyes, shoots
Pothos
Privet
Pyracantha
Rain Tree
Ranunculus (Buttercup)
Rape
Rattlebox, Crotalaria
Red Maple
Red Sage (Lantana)
Rhubarb - leaves
Rhododendrons
Rosary Pea (Indian Licorice) - seeds
Rubber Plant
Sago Palm
Sand Box Tree
Scarlet Runner Beans
Schefflera
Skunk Cabbage
Sorrel (Dock)
Snow Drop
Snowflake
Snow on the Mountain (Ghostweed)
Sorrel
Spurges
- Candelabra
- Crown of Thorns
- Pencil Tree
- Snow-on-Mtn
Star of Bethlehem
Sweet Pea - seeds, fruit
Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera)
Tansy Ragwort
Tobacco - leaves
Umbrella Plant
Vetch, Hairy / Common
Virginia Creeper - sap
Water Hemlock
Wattle
Weeping Fig
White Cedar, China Berry
Wisteria
Yam Bean - roots, immature roots
Yews (American, English, Japan) - needles, thistles
Yellow Jasmine
Yucca
Zamioculcas

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