POISONOUS PLANTS
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This page was last updated on: January 10, 2008
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Some of the plants known to be toxic to sheep are:
Apple Seeds - Poisonous, especially the green seeds
Azalea - Toxicity
Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
Chokeberry - Poisonous,especially in the spring
Curly Leafed Dock (Rumex crispus)
Death Camas (Zigadenus spp.) Poisonous,especially in the spring
Fitweed (Corydalis casearra)
Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
Greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus)
Horsebush (Tetradymia spp.) - Poisonous,especially in the spring
Kochia (Kochia scoparia)
Lantana (Lantana spp.)
Larkspur - Poisonous during some seasons -- dangerous (sheep like it)
Lupine (Lupinus spp.) - Poisonous,especially in the summer and fall
Milkweed - Poisonous,especially in the summer
Mountain Laurel - Toxicity
Night Shade - Poisonous to animals and humans (goats like it)
Oaks - Quercus species acorns can cause kidney damage
Oxalis (Oxalis spp.)
Paper Flowers (Psilotrope spp.)
Potato Sprouts - May cause Birth Defects
Red Maple Leaves - can cause kidney damage
Rhododendron - Toxicity
Sacahuiste (Nolina texana)
Skunk Cabbage (Veratrum californicum) - May cause Birth Defects
Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum)
Spring Parsley (Cymopterus watsoni)
Wild tobacco stalks - May cause Birth Defects
Yew Needles - Extreme Toxicity
All areas of North America are host to some poisonous plants.
The good news is that animal usually don't chow down on these plants, unless they are very hungry. But sometimes an individual animal will start eating a poisonous plant even if there's plent of good feed available.
Check with your county Extension agent to learn which plants in your area are
poisonous to sheep.
