toxic plants

I emailed friends last year with a list of toxic plants - although I'm almost certain that I'm the only one concerned with this topic. None-the-less, as gardening season is now upon us, I thought I would post some websites that have a list of toxic plants - for those of you who are like-minded with me when it comes to this topic.

THE DOG LIST:

Typically, dogs tend to eat more plants than humans do (tee hee), so if you do have a dog, I would suggest you at least glance through this list so you know if you have something in your backyard (and even house plants) that could cause your pet harm. I'm not saying dig it up, or throw away your favorite philodendrum that has taken over your entire plant shelf, but, just to be aware of these certain plants:

http://www.dogpack.com/health/poisonplants.htm

another pet/livestock list:

http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/bytox1.htm

THE PEOPLE LIST:

Each of these 2 lists are in a different format:

http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/publications/poison/poison.html

http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/ce/king/poisplant/tox-com.htm

THE CAT LIST:

I just realized that some people do have cats! Sorry about that....

Here is a cat list for you feline fanatics: http://www.cfa.org/articles/plants.html

THE CLIFF NOTES:

If you are not going to click on any of the links I so kindly provided (tee hee) - here is an abbreviated version of some of the most toxic plants that are common names that most people would probably recognize and/or have (there are more than this...these are just the ones that are commonly recognized names):

Azalea
Crocus
Lily [many types of lilies (maybe all types, not sure?) are very poisonous]
Delphinium
Foxglove
Hydrangea
Lily-of-the-valley
Morning Glory

Oleander
Periwinkle
Potato plant (green parts)
Rhododendron
Tomato (non-fruit parts)
Yew (aka Japanese Yew)