Project: Potentially Poisonous Plants of Florida

Project Leader: Shaun O'Leary

Project 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