List of Plants & Branches Hazardous to Birds
- Aconcanthera -- flowers and fruit
- Aconite
- Agapanthus
- Alacia
- Amaryllis -- bulbs
- American Yew
- Amsinckia/Tarweed -- foliage and seeds
- Anemone/Wildflower -- flowers and leaves
- Angel Trumpet Tree -- flowers and leaves
- Any plants of branches exposed to auto exhaust or sprayed with chemicals
- Apple -- seeds
- Apricot - pits and tree bark
- Arrowhead Vine
- Asparagus Fern
- Atropa Belladonna
- Autumn Crocus/Meadow Saffron
- Avocado
- Azalea -- leaves
- Balsam Pear -- seeds and outer rinds of fruit
- Balxom Pear
- Baneberry -- berries and root
- Beach Pea
- Beans -- all types if uncooked
- Belladonna
- Betal Nut Palm
- Birch
- Bird of Paradise -- seeds
- Bittersweet Nightshade
- Black Locust -- bark, sprouts, seeds, and foliage
- Bleeding Heart/Dutchman's Breeches
- Bloodroot
- Bluebonnet
- Blue-Green Algae -- some forms are toxic
- Bottlebrush
- Boxwood -- leaves and stems
- Bracken Fern
- Broad Bean
- Broomcorn Grass
- Buckeye Horse Chestnut -- nuts and sprouts
- Buckthorn -- bark and fruit
- Bulb Flowers --amaryllis, iris, daffodil, narcissus, hyacinth
- Burdock
- Buttercup -- bulbs and sap
- Cabbage (Raw)
- Cactus (for OBVIOUS reasons)
- Caladium -- leaves
- Calla Lily -- leaves
- Candelabra Tree
- Caphne
- Cardinal Flower
- Caroline Jessamine -- flowers, foliage, and sap
- Cassava -- root
- Castor Bean -- leaves (also Castor Oil)
- Chalice Vine/Trumpet Vine
- Cherry Laurel -- flowers and foliage
- Cherry Tree -- bark, twigs, seeds, and leaves
- Chinaberry Tree -- berries
- Christmas Berry -- berries
- Christmas Cactus -- sap
- Christmas Candle
- Christmas Rose -- flowers and foliage
- Creeping Fig
- Clematis/Virginia Bower
- Coffee Plants
- Columbine -- flowers, foliage, seeds
- Coral Vine/Plant -- seeds
- Cowslip/Marsh Marigold
- Croton
- Crown of Thorns
- Crown Vetch
- Chrysanthemum
- Cyclamen
- Daffodil -- bulbs
- Daphne -- berries
- Datura/Jimsonweed -- berries
- Deadly Amanita
- Death Camas
- Delphinium
- Destroying Angel/Death Cap
- Dieffenbachia/Dumb Cane -- leaves
- Dogwood -- fruit
- Dutchman's Breeches -- leaves and root
- Eggplant (Fruit is OK!)
- Elderberry -- leaves
- Elephant's Ear/Taro -- leaves and stems
- Elephant's Foot
- Emerald Duke
- English Ivy -- berries and leaves
- English Yew
- Equisetum
- Eucalyptus
- Euonymus/Spindle Tree
- Euphorbia/Spurges -- flowers, leaves, and sap
- False Hellebore
- False Henbane
- Fava Bean
- Felt Plant
- Fiddleneck/Senecio
- Firethorn/Pyracantha
- Flame Tree
- Fly Agaric/Amanita
- Four O'Clock
- Fly Algaric Mushroom/Deadly Amanita
- Foxglove -- leaves and seeds
- Gelsemium
- Geranium
- Ghostweed
- Glacier Ivy
- Glory Bean
- Golden Chain/Laburnum
- Gold Toothed Aloe
- Ground Cherry
- Heart Ivy
- Heart Leaf
- Heliotrope
- Hellebore
- Hemlock (and any water the plant is in)
- Henbane -- seeds
- Holly -- berries
- Honey Locust
- Honeysuckle
- Horse Bean
- Horse Chestnut/Buckeye -- nuts and twigs
- Horsetail
- Hyacinth -- bulbs
- Hydrangea -- flower bud
- Impatiens/Touch-Me-Not
- Indian Laurel
- Indian Licorice Bean
- Indian Turnip/Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- Indigo Plant
- Iris/Blue Flag -- bulbs
- Ivy (Hedera Helix)
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- Japanese Yew
- Jasmine
- Jatropha -- seeds and sap
- Java Bean - lima bean (uncooked)
- Jerusalem Cherry -- berries
- Jessamine
- Jimsonweed/Thornapple
- Johnson Grass
- Juniper -- needles, stems, and berries
- Kentucky Coffee Tree
- Laburnum
- Lambkill/Sheep Laurel
- Lantana -- immature berries
- Larkspur
- Laurel
- Lily
- Lily of the Valley (and any water the plant is in)
- Lobelia
- Locoweed
- Locusts
- Lords and Ladies/Cuckoopint
- Lupines/Bluebonnet
- Machineel
- Majesty
- Mandrake
- Mango Tree -- wood, leaves, rinds of fruit
- Marble Queen
- Marijuana/Hemp -- leaves
- Mayapple (Fruit is OK!)
- Mescal Beans -- seeds
- Milkweed - leaves
- Mistletoe -- berries
- Moccasin flower -- flowers and leaves
- Mock Orange -- fruit
- Monkshood/Aconite -- leaves and roots
- Moonseed
- Morning Glory
- Mountain Laurel
- Mushrooms -- SEVERAL varieties
- Narcissus -- bulbs
- Natal Cherry -- berries and leaves
- Nectarine -- pits and seeds
- Needlepoint Ivy
- Nephthytis
- Nettles
- Nicotine Bush
- Nightshade -- ALL varieties
- Nutmeg
- Nux Vomica
- Oak -- acorns and foliage
- Oleander -- leaves, branches, and nectar
- Onion (Raw)
- Parlor Ivy
- Peach -- leaves, twigs, and pits
- Peanuts -- raw
- Pear -- seeds
- Pencil Tree/Cactus
- Pennyroyal -- flowers and leaves
- Peony -- flowers and leaves
- Periwinkle
- Peyote/Mescaline
- Philodendron -- leaves and stems
- Pigweed
- Pikeweed
- Pine - needles, twigs, and sap
- Pine Needles -- berries
- Plum -- leaves and seeds
- Poinsettia -- immature leaves and roots
- Poison Elder
- Poison Ivy -- sap
- Poison Oak -- sap
- Poison Sumac
- Pokeweed/Inkberry -- leaves, roots, and immature berries
- Poppy
- Potato -- eyes and new shoots
- Pothos
- PotMum
- Primroses
- Privet
- Prune -- branches
- Purple Sesbane
- Rain Tree
- Ranunculus/Buttercup
- Red Maple
- Red Princess
- Rhodedendron
- Rhubarb -- leaves
- Ripple Ivy
- Rosary Peas/Indian Licorice -- seeds
- Russian Thistle -- flowers and leaves
- Saddle Leaf
- Salmonberry -- fruit and leaves
- Sandbox Tree
- Scarlet Pimpernel -- flowers, fruit, and leaves
- Scarlet Runner Beans
- Scotch Broom -- seeds
- Senecio/Fiddleneck
- Skunk Cabbage
- Snapdragon -- flowers and leaves
- Snowdrop
- Snowflake
- Snow on the Mountain/Ghostweed
- Sorghum Grass
- Sorrel
- Spanish Bayonet -- flowers and foliage
- Spider Mum
- Split Leaf Philodendron
- Sprengeri Fern
- Spurges
- Star of Bethlehem -- flowers and foliage
- String of Pearls
- Sudan Grass
- Sundew -- leaves
- Sweet Pea -- seeds and fruit
- Tansy Ragwort
- Thorn Apple
- Tiger Lily -- flowers, leaves, and pods
- Toad Flax -- leaves
- Tobacco -- leaves
- Tomato -- leaves
- Toyon Berry -- berries
- Trillium -- leaves
- Trumpet Vine
- Umbrella Plant
- Upas Tree
- Venus Flytrap
- Verbana -- flowers and leaves
- Vetch
- Virginia Creeper - sap
- Water Hemlock
- Wattle
- Wax Plant (Hoya carnose)
- Western Yew
- White Cedar
- Wisteria
- Wolfbane
- Yam bean -- roots
- Yellow Jasmine
- Yew -- needles and thistles (American, English, Japanese)
List compiled from several sources including some of the following:
- American Medical Association Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants; R. Dean Axelson
- The Aviary.
- Harmful Plants an article at The Aviary.
- Bird Owner's Home Health and Care Handbook; Greg and Linda Harrison
- BIRDSRUS Web Site
- The Budgie-List Listserv
- Caring for Your Pet Bird; Gary A. Gallerstein, DVM
- The Complete Bird Owner's Handbook; Gary A. Gallerstein, DVM
- Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery; Wade and Carol Olyer
- Feeding Your Pet Bird; Petra M. Burgmann, DVM
- The New Parakeet Handbook; Immanuel Birmelin & Annette Wolter
- Parrot Pleasures, Safe wood products, Wade & Carol Olyer 904-264-8410
- PetStation
- The rec.pets.birds newsgroup
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