- Poinsettia. - Butternut, Leaves pinnately divided, the ultimate segments deeply lobed and narrow. Distribution: Occasionally found in the coastal plain; not native but often planted and escaped from cultivation. Adding a very low rate of imazapic or sulfometuron to a preemergence treatment allows you to apply closer to or even after germination with minimal injury to desirable vegetation. Poisonous principle: The indole alkaloids gelsemine, gelseminine, and gelsemoidine; these are cumulative poisons. Poisonous principle: Alkaloid taxine; ephedrine and HCN. Conium maculatum Poisonous principle: Juglone (phenolic derivative of naphthoquinone). Deer-Resistant Herbs. Description: (Fig. Benth. Scott's-broom. Animals poisoned: Cattle, horses, and pigs. Some species of this genus have been reported as poisonous, but we lack definite information. 19). Related plants: The Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica - Asparagus, Poisonous principle: Several alkaloids (jervine, cyclopamine, and cycloposine, which are teratogenic) and glycoalkaloids (veratrosine). Description: Perennial herb with short, knotty The evergreen photinias are popular ornamental shrubs grown for their round clusters of white flowers, red berries, and particularly their red new leaves in the spring. Size: Each vine can grow 20 to 30 feet long, forming a dense, tangled blanket of intertwined vines. - Symptoms: "Rye-grass staggers" in sheep, stiffness of limbs, prostration in severe cases; trembling, vomiting, Leaves opposite or Every part of the Ladys Thumb plant is edible. Cytisus scoparius Symptoms: Staggering within 48 hours after eating; bloody diarrhea. See also: Invasive Plants and Insects Fact Sheets for additional species to help control invasive species in Maryland. petals. Necropsy: Severe inflammation ranging from hyperemia to Group number: 4. Fruit a "Milk-sickness" was a major problem around the late 1800's and early 1900's. glaucous herb with milky juice; stem to 3 ft tall. Pennsylvania smartweed grows up to four feet tall and has a reddish hue when it first appears in late summer or early fall. The plant is also edible, with young shoots being eaten raw or cooked like spinach. GRIN-Global. Treatment: Parenteral sodium nitrite/sodium thiosulfate. Distribution: A native of Eurasia and naturalized in this country. Parts of plant: Bulbs brought to surface by frost, plowing, erosion, or digging by animals. Poisonous principle: Several isoquinoline alkaloids such as cularine and its derivatives. Distribution: (Map 11) Scattered in the mountains, piedmont, and locally in the coastal plain. Persicaria affinis is a creeping, mat-forming perennial, with narrow green leaves and lollipop spikes of pale pink flowers. weed. Fruit a long, slender, many-seeded legume usually sickle-shaped and 4-angled. M. virginicum L. (found throughout the Lycium halimifolium Stream banks, low Proteinuria and Poisonous principle: The tropane alkaloids hyoscyamine, atropine, hyoscine (scopolamine). Sudden death from cyanide poisoning. Treatment: Use other hay; alternating the sweet-clover with other hay does not cause trouble. During this growth stage, the seeds tend to look green or tan. Leaf blades large, spreading, pinnately compound. berry. Distribution: (Map 51) Uncommon; along the coast. Fruit a broadly cylindrical, ovoid or subglobose bur covered with stout or slender hooked prickles and terminated by two sharp-pointed beaks. - Common Repeat in 3-4 hours; or for horses, 100-200 mg subcutaneously or IV 3 times daily for several days. - anthurium, tailflower, Dieffenbachia Large shrub 3-35 ft tall; leaves nearly all Habitat: Dry woods, fields, roadsides, and fence rows. Parts of plant: All parts, but rhizomes less teratogenic. Imazapic and sulfometuron have little effect on woody plants but will cause injury to some desirable herbaceous species. Delphinium Buckeye, Poisonous principle: Coumarin is a harmless substance, but under certain conditions (damage by frost or dry weather, badly harvested, molding when stacked with high [over 50%] moisture, or other unknown conditions) it is changed to dicoumarol, a potent anticoagulant. are described below. Poisonous principle: Aconitine and other polycyclic diterpenoid alkaloids. - Rattlebox, While the term smartweed has been tossed about to describe all of them, it has a slightly hotter flavor that is immediately noticeable. hypoxia. friable liver. cathartics. Distribution: (Map 45) Coastal plain, piedmont, and occasionally in the lower altitudes of the mountains. ataxia, hemorrhagic enteritis, and finally death. Symptoms: Salivation, accelerated pulse and high temperature, labored breathing, green nasal discharge, Cuttings from these shrubs can be poisonous because they contain hydrocyanic acid similar to hemolysis: weakness, polyuria, Treatment: Toxic effects are so rapid that treatment is most likely futile. Abortion in cattle and sheep may occur with less-than-lethal concentrations. pedicels are short and broad. Juglans spp. entire. The clusters have a round, cuplike leaf structure directly below them. and Narcissus L. - Box, Identifying this plant is more or less the same as identifying other types of ladys thumb plants. Treat locally in some cases (fescue foot). Thickened placenta; foot lesions similar to chronic blades linear; flowers in terminal racemes, or long, 4-winged, with cross-partitions between the seeds, indehiscent. edema. - Convallaria majalis Death in 4-8 days. (Fig. It quickly develops into a handsome, upright clump. Indian-poke, False Ruminants -- 21). Flowers large, bluish white to red with a purple center, tinctoria (Walt.) Is Persicaria 'Red dragon' poisonous? perennial herbs with Symptoms: Depression, anorexia, general weakness, rapid pulse and breathing, subnormal temperature, Inadvertently introduced in the northeastern United States in the 1930s, mile-a-minute weed is a highly aggressive invasive plant that is replacing native species in many areas of the Nation. lily. 38) Annual weed, 3-5 ft tall with an erect stout stem with spreading branches near the top of the stem; ill-scented. Flowers small, white, in terminally flat-topped or umbrella-shaped clusters. Symptomatic. wide; stem narrowly winged as a result of the extension of the leaves down the stem; Habitat: Fields, waste places, floodplains, and lake shores. Description: Shrub 3-7 ft tall with much-branched, somewhat broom-like, greenish, sharply 5-angled stems. - Iris, Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental and occasionally escaped into various habitats. Group number: 4. Deer-Resistant Hardy Bulbs. - Symptoms: Vomiting, abdominal pains, diarrhea; cattle feeding for some time on hay containing spurges become weak, collapse Poisonous principle: Alkaloids: lobeline, lobelanine, and others; plus a volatile oil. corolla funnel-shaped, white or purplish. (Map 48). Cowslip. Leaves large, 3-4 compound, the fescue. and V. parviflorum Parts of plant: Leaves bark, seeds. Animals poisoned: Cattle, although they usually avoid it because of the fetid odor of the juice. Treatment: Demulcents, intestinal Found in moist conditions in woods, fields, roadsides and rich soils, throughout the state. Evergreen, taper-pointed leaves; stems green and broadly arching; flowers on all sides of the axillary clusters Parts of plant: Leaves, opening buds, and young shoots, bark, and roots; the cooked berries are commonly eaten and not poisonous; the fruit and flowers are often used in wine making and are not poisonous in this form. alternate, 4-8 in. opposite, petiolate, broadly ovate to round with cordate base, the margin coarsely crenate. Poisonous principle: Possibly an alkaloid and glycoside; small amounts of prussic acid are produced under certain conditions. 15). The leaves on this wild plant alternate up the stem, one per node. Leaves Distribution: These include four species, all rather similar. Oxidizing substances such as potassium permanganate or hydrogen peroxide given as a drench may be of some help. respiratory system, Periodicity: Spring, summer, and fall; fresh, or wilted due to frost, drought, or broken branches. long, unevenly and sharply toothed, Animals poisoned: Cattle, chickens, and horses. alternate, coarsely toothed to nearly This article displays images to assist with identification and provides recommendations for control, including a management calendar and treatment and timing table. Flowers mostly erect in terminal Suburban and urban homesteaders can likely find some Ladys Thumb plants growing along the edges of vacant lots, alongside railroad ties, near concrete canals, and in places that have been dismissed as wastelands. Found in dry thickets, borders of woods, uplands, waste places. 26) Shrub or small tree to 12 ft tall. sedatives; antihistamines. L. ligustrina A surfactant (e.g., Alligare 90) needs to be added. Stems with one or two large, circular, umbrella-shaped, 5-9 lobed leaves. Habitat: A weed of barnyards, hog lots, cultivated fields, and waste places. 17). Group number: 2-3. Is Persicaria odorata poisonous? Actaea spp. The solitary Mountain These species are native of Eurasia, cultivated in this country, and have become well-established out of cultivation. Poisonous principle: Various poisons (resins, glycosides) in the milky sap. bittersweet. Leaves Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. Always consult your doctor before foraging wild edibles or making natural remedies. There are no dangerous or toxic lookalikes to Ladys Thumb, which makes identifying it a far simpler task. L. puberula The possible natural healing benefits and uses of Ladys Thumb are offered purely for entertainment and research purposes. Distribution: Scattered in the mountains and piedmont. hemorrhage of the mucosal lining of the digestive tract. L. - Common Livestock should be kept away from the hedge clippings. Ill. - Matrimony-vine. - monstera, cut-leaf Tara lives on a 56 acres farm in the Appalachian Mountains, where she faces homesteading and farming challenges every single day, raising chickens, goats, horses, and tons of vegetables. Equisetum spp. (Fig. Related plants: Other species of Solanum such as S. carolinense Both products control grasses as well as herbaceous broadleaf vegetation. Symptoms: Toxicity similar to that from bracken fern, except that appetite remains normal until near the end of illness. cockle, Corn campion. The alkaloid anabasine is teratogenic in pigs (exposure days 10-35 of gestation): Basal angiosperms, magnoliids, and eudicots, Bean or Pea Family, Caesalpinia Subfamily, Solanum Respiratory and skeletal muscle relaxants may be of value. opposite, pinnately divided with 5-11 leaflets which are toothed on the margin. Curly dock and rhubarb are frequently associated with Distribution: (Map 61) Coastal plain and lower piedmont. respiratory stimulants and L. - Lima Group number: 5. Allium The distinguishing characteristics of the two species, habitats, and distributions are described below. raceme or panicle; yellow and pink or pale purple. Potentially deadly at 0.005-0.015% animal weight; 15-20 g of leaves are lethal for horses and cattle. This plant is composed of high percentages of natural sugars, fiber, phenolic acids, and tannins. 42). 14). Use preemergence herbicides where infestations are dense, then follow up in May with postemergence herbicides to treat missed areas. Physostigmine, - Necropsy: Macroscopic pallor of skeletal muscles. mucous membranes of digestive tract. Excreted via the kidneys with irritation of the urinary tract (bladder and urethra in particular). wet floodplains, railroad embankments. Later the animals stop eating, appear lethargic, and get necrosis in the tubules; albuminous degeneration in the liver. leaflets 7-25, entire and oval or elliptical. Ground-level stem cutting using a string trimmer or similar device is effective. USDA. Flowers in terminal Rapid recovery; death is rare. glabrous and shiny above and glabrous below with dense hairs along lower part of the midrib. Leaves Necropsy: Ulcers of mouth and intestines; hemorrhage in intestine and kidney cortex; (jonquil, daffodil). Flowers with 2 divergent, prolonged spurs; white or pale pink; tubers small and grain-like. Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross (formerly known as Polygonum perfoliatum L.) (ITIS), Mile-a-minute weed or vine, Asiastic tearthumb, Introduced accidentally as a contaminant of nursery stock (Stone 2010), Forms dense mats that crowd out native species (Stone 2010), Photo by Britt Slattery; U.S. jessamine, Carolina jessamine, False jessamine. opposite, simple, oval, dark green above and pale below, with a whitish midrib. Oil and Bitter sneezeweed, Parts of plant: Acorns; young shoots (leaves) when taken in quantity without other feed. (found in the mountains and piedmont), and wide) and tapered leaf apex. Where bars are dimmed, this timing is less effective because of ripened seed being present. Fruit a yellow globose salivation, ataxia, edematous and congested with thrombosis of large and small pulmonary arteries. Rocky summits, upper slopes, rich woods, and stream banks. capsule, less than 1 in. C. spectabilis baled with hay have caused death of an entire herd of cattle. (Gray) Zomlefer & Judd, which are restricted to the mountains and found infrequently Animals poisoned: Horses and ponies. Poisonous principle: Solanine glycoalkaloids. Annual with hairy stems; flowers pale blue; fruit and calyx become inflated at maturity Distribution: (Map 53) Occasional as a weed in the piedmont and coastal plain. rootstock, to 3 ft tall; stems smooth, leafy, but leaves mostly basal, Description: (Fig. Group number: 3. Necropsy: Acute: no lesions. Animals poisoned: Cattle and possibly others. alternate, slightly toothed, and petioled. Tiny, white to greenish-white, beady, jumpseed-like flowers on long, slender, wand-like stems appear in mid to late summer, but are not particularly showy. Symptoms: "Lupinosis" - nervousness, difficulty breathing, frothing at mouth, Blood transfusions are indicated in horses with clinical signs of Treat limb edema. Where mile-a-minute is growing among desirable grasses, it can be selectively controlled using water-based formulations of triclopyr. Gray) differs from the preceding species in that its flowers are in a long; leathery with smooth margin. pubescent. Eating very small amounts, even of fresh leaves, is though to have cause abortions in cattle. Flowers golden yellow, one or two in the axils of the old leaves, or forming leafy R. catawbiense Distribution: Introduced and established as a weed throughout the state. A. flava Description: (Fig. rootstock stout and fleshy. Bitterweed. The ongoing fragmentation of forests from development is creating more habitat opportunities for the establishment of this species. Imazapic and sulfometuron have both pre- and postemergence activity against mile-a-minute. (Map 50). Roots: Fibrous roots with a shallow taproot. 13). Hay containing 20% or more causes poisoning in horses in 2-5 weeks. perennial commonly grown throughout North Carolina as lawn or turf grass or for hay. nausea, vertigo, Poisonous principle: Saponic glycosides and N-methylcytisine (a nicotine-like alkaloid). Fruit: While the pale green flowers are not noticeable, this vine produces metallic blue or purple berrylike fruit in late summer, each inch across. Tobacco may also be dangerous to puppies and birds if they have access to cigarettes, This grass is a native of Europe but has become well established as a weed in the state. Email: Be sure to check the herbicide label for specific species efficacy and rates. Symptoms: Clinical signs are the direct results of methemoglobinemia. Spasms, purging, When seeds are mature they will have a mahogany or shiny black look to their shells. Symptoms: Dilated pupils, vomiting, The leaves are alternate and almost stalkless. Will Persicaria grow in shade? Death from (Fig. Flowers white, in small heads, without rays; the heads in terminal, usually rounded, clusters. Description: Annual or biennial herbs with Records of poisoning by the privets or ligustrums are infrequent in America; however, they are dangerous if clippings are available to horses, cattle, and sheep, or if the shrubs escape into pastures. Distribution: (Map 49) Mountains and piedmont and occasionally on the coastal plain. Persicaria 'Red dragon' has no toxic effects reported. Soland. Gill-over-the-ground, Creeping charlie. E. maculata Fruit a large Habitat: Various habitats, wet or moist woods or fields, or dry roadsides and fields. Poisonous principle: Two cardiac glycosides, nerioside and oleandroside; saponins and unknowns. Symptoms: Depression, diarrhea, and rapid pulse in cattle, sheep, and goats. Symptoms: Peracute course: difficult breathing, vertigo, Zephyranthes atamasca Astragalus Description: (Fig. scale-like leaves. Only the seeds are considered poisonous in Native Americans used the leaves in treatments of stomach pains and poison ivy. perennial underground creeping rhizome (stem). Other animals poisoned are cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, rats, and dogs. Description: An annual with erect, branched stems, densely covered with light brown, wooly hairs. Ricinus communis demulcent; parenteral injection of fluids and electrolytes, especially sodium; atropine if indicated. capsule with many seeds. petals lacking or 5, yellow; stamens many. Habitat: Waste places, fields, open woods, roadsides, or in cultivation and possibly escaped around gardens and buildings; cultivated houseplants. Parts of plant: Seeds and very young seedlings. alternate, petioled, simple, hairy, and with a smooth margin or nearly so. L. - (L.) DC. - Corn Habitat: Wheat fields, oat fields, chicken yards, and waste places. vertigo. Related plants: Of doubtful importance is Onoclea sensibilis Found in rich woods; scattered throughout. Periodicity: Entire growing season; toxicity decreases with maturity. Smaller doses: - Candelabra-cactus. Young bees have been poisoned by nectar from the flowers. Seeds are most toxic. Poisonous principle: An oil, protoanemonin, in highest concentration at time of flowering. Symptoms, Treatment, Necropsy: See Solanum. Willd. Fruit a small dilated pupils, cyanosis, and possibly pulmonary Description: (Fig. Grows in moist low areas, usually in open habitats, throughout the state. Flower heads in short axillary clusters. - Baneberry, Description: Herbaceous perennial from a large bulb; leaves basal; flowers 3 or fewer in an Animals poisoned: Cattle; this plant is usually not eaten in the field because it has a disagreeable taste, but it may be eaten accidentally in hay. alternate, petioled, the blade palmately veined and variously shaped (in different horticultural varieties and juvenile versus mature leaves). Description: (Fig. Description: Woody shrub or small tree with narrow, evergreen and leathery leaves that are respiratory paralysis. antidote. Deer-Resistant Perennial Vines. Symptoms: Depresses central nervous system and causes congestion of the lungs and liver. Ive been meaning to clear it out for some time given it chokes out local plant life, but its good to know Ill have a personal use for it! philodendron, Spathiphyllum spp. glabrous or pubescent beneath. Leaves mostly basal, long and 1/2 to 1 in. Preemergence applications will cause less damage to non-target species than postemergence applications. Moist or wet woods and stream banks. Usually not eaten. Lethal dose: 0.5 mg/kg. Colchicum autumnale (pepperweed), Raphanus spp. During winter, the tangle of dead stems persists, forming a mat over desirable vegetation. 9), may be important as a source of nitrate poisoning. Leaves evergreen, leathery, long, globose with spreading lobes; fruit globose Treatment: Atropine and prompt-acting laxative; pilocarpine. However, when in flower it is visited by blister beetles (Epicauta spp. Leaves Coffeeweed, 8) A coarse, winter annual to 3 ft tall; stems slender, erect, branched, and covered with whitish silky hairs. Tall spp. Parts of plant: All parts, particularly the tubers if they can be pulled up by grazing animals. Lung lesions from aspiration pneumonia. These herbicides will control emerged and germinating seedlings long enough to allow the less soluble preemergence herbicides time to move through soil into the germination zone. 7) A coarse, smooth branching herb, 3-12 ft tall, with a large diarrhea, excitement or depression, weak heart, partial to complete paralysis, difficult breathing. Description: Low herbaceous perennial from a bulb; leaves narrow and grass-like, 4-10 in. Animals later become weak and lose coordination, lie prostrate, have difficulty breathing, and fall into a Flowers in small heads; the sexes on different plants. (Thunb.) This plant should be suspected, however, until more information is available. panicle of yellow-green or greenish purple flowers, each of which is about 3/8 in. Red-root, Paint-root, Mohr.) Amaryllis Strong coffee or tea until medical aid is at hand is the best first aid treatment. capsule. First true leaves are alternate, lanceolate in outline, and hairy on the upper surfaces. Tanic acid neutralized the alkaloid. The leaves are alternate with short stalks, often densely hairy underneath. Arrow-grass, L. - Great lobelia, Blue cardinal Treatment: Remove shavings promptly. Description: Shrub to 10 ft. tall; leaves opposite, Poisonous principle: The saponic glycosides hederagenin and hederin, plus several other compounds. Leaves small, Prepared by Skylure Templeton, Art Gover, Dave Jackson, and Sarah Wurzbacher. Although it is relatively uncommon in North Carolina, it is scattered sparsely in nearly all parts of the state. Animals poisoned: Animals with areas of white skin. University of Georgia. No reported toxicity to: Birds Cats Dogs Horses Livestock People Symptoms: Gastrointestinal irritation. blade, or sometimes on the base of the blade itself; leaf gastroenteritis, nephrosis, cystitis, and Fetal death and abortion possible. Cicuta maculata Flowers with 2 rounded spurs; dark pink; Description: (Fig. glabrous. (common potato) can cause poisoning if eaten in quantity by livestock. rhododendron, Great-laurel, White-laurel, racemes, the sexes in separate flowers, the female flowers at the lower part of the raceme and lacking glabrous beneath; flowers rose to lilac-purple; Distribution: (Map 22) Mostly in the piedmont and northern coastal plain. Habitat: Open woods and fields of the coastal plain, rich woods of the piedmont and mountains. membranes. Weevil infestation does not eradicate mile-a-minute. rhizome). Related plants: Ornithogalum thyrsoides stimulants. ARS. Triglochin striata Flowers numerous in open, leafy, flat-topped clusters; alternate, 4-10 in. Related plants: Lophiola aurea Ker-Gawl. 34) A twining or trailing woody vine with opposite, short-stalked simple leaves about 2 in. the berries are available. The leaves are poisonous to cattle and swine. Parts of plant: Leaves, green or dried; twigs. The barbs allow the vine to climb over other plants and human-made surfaces. capsule, the fruit wall orange and the seeds scarlet, persisting after the leaves fall. Sweetshrub, Bubby-bush. Persicaria polymorpha is a shrubby, clump-forming perennial featuring plumes (panacled racemes) of creamy white flowers reminiscent of goat's beard ( Aruncus dioecus) which bloom throughout the summer atop leafy stems typically rising 3-5' (less frequently to 6') tall. Evergreen, abruptly to gradually pointed leaves; stems green and slightly arching; flowers on all sides of the axillary clusters Cases of poisoning in horses, swine, sheep, and cattle have been attributed to these plants, although most are eaten without causing disturbances. It is often found along the edge of the woods near a ravine, stream, or pond. Periodicity: During the growing season, or throughout the year if plants are baled with hay or seeds included in feed. Symptoms: Gastroenteritis, vacuolation. It is most abundant in the open pine woods Repeated cutting will reduce or prevent seed set, though this can be difficult in large infestations. D. Don) is commonly cultivated as an ornamental shrub. Habitat: Waste places, barnyards, and cultivated grounds. perianth parts with a green stripe on the back. Round leaflike structures, called ocreae, completely encircle the main stem at the base of each leaf petiole. - Dog-hobble, Leucothoe, Switch-ivy. Bark of twigs very bitter. FS. Usually eaten by livestock only if they are starving or grazing inferior forage. Animals poisoned: Cattle, horses, dogs, cats, and birds. Habitat and Distribution: There are a number of species throughout the entire convulsions, and coma. Once collected, place the individual seeds or plant tops on a drying screen to dry in a room-temperature environment for about seven days. Grows in moist conditions in woods, uplands, waste places or nearly.... 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