Toxic Plants and Flowers
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This is not a complete list. Just because a flower isn't listed here doesn't mean that torts can eat it. For tortoise safe plants and flowers visit Edible Plants.
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Common Name |
Botanical Name |
| Aconite ( monkhood, wolfsbane) | Aconitum spp. |
| Anemone (windflower) | Anemone spp. |
| Anthurium | Anthurium spp. |
| Atamasco lily | Zephyranthes spp. |
| Autumn crocus | Colchicum autumnale |
| Azalea | Azalea spp. (Rhododendron spp.) |
| Baneberry | Actaea spp. |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia laciniata |
| Black locust | Robinia pseudo-acacia |
| Bloodroot | Sanguinaria canadensis |
| Boxwood | Buxus spp. |
| Burning bush (strawberry bush, spindle tree, wahoo) | Euonymus spp |
| Buttercup | Ranunculus spp. |
| Butterfly weed | Asclepias spp. |
| Caladium | Caladium spp. |
| Calla (calla lily) | Calla palustris (Zantedeschia aethiopica) |
| Carolina jasmine (yellow jessamine) | Gelsemium sempervirens |
| Castor bean | Ricinus communis |
| Cherry laurel | Prunus caroliniana |
| Chinaberry (bead tree) | Melia azedarach |
| Christmas rose | Helleborus niger |
| Clematis | Clematis spp. |
| Daffodil | Narcissus spp. |
| Deadly nightshade (belladonna) | Atropoa belladona |
| Death cammas (black snakeroot) | Zigadenus spp. |
| Delphinium (larkspur) | Delphinium spp. |
| Dogbane | Apocynum androsaemifolium |
| Dumbcane | Dieffenbachia spp. |
| Elephant ears | Colocasia antiquorum |
| False hellebore | Veratrum viride |
| Four o'clock | Mirabills jalapa |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea |
| Giant elephant ear | Alocasia spp. |
| Gloriosa lily | Glonosa superba |
| Golden chain tree (laburnum) | Labunum anagryroides |
| Goldenseal | Hydrastis canadensis |
| Heavenly bamboo (nandina) | Nandinaa domestica |
| Henbane (black henbane) | Hyoscyamus niger |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera sp. |
| Horse chestnut (Ohio buckeye) | Aesculus spp. |
| Horse nettle | Solanum spp. |
| Hyacinth | Hyacinthus orientalis |
| Hyacinth bean | Dolicbos lab lab |
| Hydrangea | Hydrangea spp. |
| Iris | Iris spp. |
| Ivy (English ivy) | Hedera helix |
| Jack-in-the-pulpit | Arisaemia triphyllum |
| Jerusalem cherry | Solanum pseudocapsicum |
| Jessamine (jasmine) | Cestrum spp. |
| Jetbead (jetberry) | Rhodotypos tetrapetala |
| Jimson weed | Datura spp (Brugmansia spp.) |
| Jonquil | Narcissus spp. |
| Kentucky coffee tree | Gymnocladus dioica |
| Lantana | Lantana camara |
| Leopard's bane | Arnica montana |
| Lily | Lilium atamasco |
| Lily | Lilium gloriosa |
| Lily of the valley | Convallaria majalis |
| Lobelia (cardinal flower, Indian tobacco) | Lobelia spp. |
| Marsh marigold | Caltha palustris |
| May apple (mandrake) | Podophyllum peltatum |
| Mescal bean (Texas mountain laurel, frijo lillo) | Sophora secundiflora |
| Mistletoe | Phoradendron spp. |
| Morning glory | Ipomoea violacea |
| Mountain laurel | Kalmia latifolia |
| Nightshade | Solanum spp. |
| Oleander | Nerium oleander |
| Periwinkle (myrtle, vinca) | Vinca spp. |
| Philodendron | Philodendron spp. (Monstera spp.) |
| Pittosporum | Pittosporum spp. |
| Poison hemlock | Conium maculatum |
| Potato | Solanum tuberosum |
| Privet | Ligustrum spp. |
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron spp. |
| Rock poppy (celandyne) | Chelidonium majus |
| Schefflera | Schefflera spp. |
| Spring adonis | Adonis vernalis |
| Spurge | Euphorbia spp. |
| Star of Bethlehem | Ornithogalum umbellatum |
| Sweet pea | Lathyrus spp. |
| Tobacco | Nicotiana tabacum |
| Trumpet flower (chalice vine) | Solandra spp. |
| Water hemlock | Cicuta maculata |
| Wild cherry (black cherry) | Prunus serotina |
| Wisteria | Wisteria spp. |
| Yellow allamanda | Allamanda cathartica |
| Yellow oleander (tiger apple, be still tree, lucky nut) | Thevetia peruviana |
| Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow | Brunfelsia spp. |
