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 |