Project Details
Project: Potentially Poisonous Plants of FloridaProject Leader: Shaun O'LearyProject Description:Our Florida specimens of plants considered potentially poisonous.
Project Species (Family, Genus, Species):
| Family | Species | Common Name | | Adoxaceae | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | AMERICAN ELDER, ELDERBERRY |
| Anacardiaceae | Metopium toxiferum | FLORIDA POISONTREE, POISONWOOD |
| Anacardiaceae | Schinus terebinthifolius | BRAZILIAN PEPPER |
| Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron radicans | EASTERN POISON IVY |
| Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron vernix | POISON SUMAC |
| Apocynaceae | Allamanda cathartica | BROWNBUD ALLAMANDA, GOLDEN TRUMPET |
| Apocynaceae | Apocynum cannabinum | INDIANHEMP |
| Apocynaceae | Nerium oleander | OLEANDER |
| Apocynaceae | Thevetia peruviana | LUCKYNUT |
| Araceae | Arisaema dracontium | GREENDRAGON |
| Asclepiadaceae | Cryptostegia madagascariensis | RUBBER VINE |
| Asteraceae | Helenium amarum | BITTERWEED, SPANISH DAISY |
| Asteraceae | Xanthium strumarium var. canadense | CANADA COCKLEBURR |
| Asteraceae | Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum | ROUGH COCKLEBURR |
| Bignoniaceae | Campsis radicans | TRUMPET CREEPER |
| Euphorbiaceae | Aleurites fordii | TUNG OIL TREE |
| Euphorbiaceae | Cnidoscolus stimulosus | FINGER-ROT, TREAD-SOFTLY |
| Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia milii | CHRISTPLANT, CROWN-OF-THORNS |
| Fabaceae | Abrus precatorius | ROSARY PEA |
| Fabaceae | Crotalaria spectabilis | SHOWY RATTLEBOX |
| Fabaceae | Indigofera hirsuta | HAIRY INDIGO |
| Fabaceae | Indigofera spicata | TRAILING INDIGO |
| Fabaceae | Leucaena leucocephala | LEAD TREE |
| Fabaceae | Senna obtusifolia | COFFEEWEED, SICKLEPOD |
| Fabaceae | Sesbania punicea | PURPLE SESBAN, rattlebox |
| Fabaceae | Sesbania vesicaria | BAGPOD, BLADDERPOD |
| Fabaceae | Wisteria sinensis | CHINESE WISTERIA |
| Liliaceae | Gloriosa superba | FLAMELILY |
| Loganiaceae | Gelsemium sempervirens | CAROLINA JESSAMINE, YELLOW JESSAMINE |
| Meliaceae | Melia azedarach | CHINABERRY |
| Moraceae | Broussonetia papyrifera | PAPER MULBERRY |
| Oleaceae | Ligustrum lucidum | GLOSSY PRIVET |
| Papaveraceae | Argemone albiflora | BLUESTEM PRICKLYPOPPY |
| Phytolaccaceae | Phytolacca americana | AMERICAN POKEWEED |
| Rosaceae | Prunus caroliniana | CAROLINA LAURELCHERRY |
| Rosaceae | Prunus serotina | BLACK CHERRY |
| Rubiaceae | Cephalanthus occidentalis | COMMON BUTTONBUSH |
| Santalaceae | Phoradendron leucarpum | OAK MISTLETOE |
| Sapindaceae | Aesculus pavia | RED BUCKEYE |
| Saxifragaceae | Hydrangea quercifolia | GRAYBEARD, OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA |
| Solanaceae | Brugmansia suaveolens | ANGEL'S TRUMPET |
| Solanaceae | Cestrum diurnum | DAY JESSAMINE |
| Solanaceae | Datura stramonium | JIMSONWEED |
| Solanaceae | Nicotiana glauca | TREE TOBACCO |
| Solanaceae | Solanum americanum | AMERICAN BLACK NIGHTSHADE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum bahamense | BAHAMA NIGHTSHADE, CANKERBERRY |
| Solanaceae | Solanum capsicoides | COCKROACHBERRY, SODA APPLE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum carolinense | CAROLINA HORSENETTLE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum dimidiatum | WESTERN HORSENETTLE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum diphyllum | TWO-LEAF NIGHTSHADE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum donianum | MULLEIN NIGHTSHADE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum elaeagnifolium | SILVERLEAF NIGHTSHADE, WHITE HORSENETTLE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum erianthum | POTATOTREE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum jamaicense | JAMAICA SODA APPLE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum mauritianum | EARLEAF NIGHTSHADE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum tampicense | WETLAND NIGHTSHADE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum torvum | SUSUMBER |
| Solanaceae | Solanum viarum | TROPICAL SODA APPLE |
| Verbenaceae | Lantana camara | LANTANA |
