List of plants poisonous to equines
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This is a list of plants which are poisonous to equines. Some may cause mild reactions, such as diarrhea, others can lead to serious problems including horse colic, laminitis, and neurological problems, which, in some circumstances, can be fatal.
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Paterson's Curse has been responsible for the deaths of many horses.
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Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora) (flowers and leaves).
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The deadly Nerium oleander
- Avocado (Persea americana)
- Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
- Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
- Blue periwinkle or large periwinkle (Vinca major) [1]
- Bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum)[2] [1]
- Buttercups (Ranunculus)[1]
- Cape tulip (One or two leafed) (Homeria spp.)[3]
- Cape weed (Arctotheca calendula)[1]
- Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis) [2]
- Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata) Especially draught horses.[1]
- Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
- Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)
- Common heliotrope (Heliotropium europaeum)
- Cooktown ironwood (Erythrophleum chlorostachys)[4]
- Corkwood tree (Duboisia myoporoides)
- Creeping heliotrope (Heliotropium supinum)[1]
- Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora) causes Tallebudgera Horse Disease.[5]
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) when infected with a toxic mold that grows on it, has been linked to outbreaks of Australian stringhalt.[6]
- Darling peas (Swainsona)[1]
- Deadly nightshade or belladonna (Atropa belladonna)
- Field woundwort or stagger weed (Stachys arvensis)
- Flatweed or catsear (Hypochaeris radicata), or perhaps a toxic mold that grows on it, has been implicated in causing 'Australian Stringhalt'.[7]
- Foxglove (Digitalis)
- Green Cestrum (Cestrum parqui)
- Groundsel (Senecio cunninghamii)[1]
- Guildford Grass (Onion Grass) (Romulea longifolia)[8]
- Hemlock or Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)[1]
- Horsetail ( Equisetum)[2]
- Johnson grass (Sorghum spp.)[9]
- Lantana camara[10]
- Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)
- Locoweed (Astragalus spp. or Oxytropis spp.) Also known as: Crazy weed[2]
- Lupin
- Mallow (Malva parviflora)[1]
- Mother of millions (Kalanchoe delagoensis)
- Mountain-laurel or Spoonwood (Kalmia latifolia)
- Nardoo (Marsilea drummondi) contains an enzyme which destroys vitamin B1, leading to brain damage in sheep and horses. [1]
- Oak (Quercus)
- Oleander (Nerium oleander)[2]
- Onion weed (Romulea rosea)[1]
- Paddy melon (Cucumis myriocarpus)[1]
- Paspalum ergot (Claviceps paspali)[1]
- Paterson’s Curse (Echium plantagineum)[11][1]
- Perennial Rye-grass (Lolium perenne)[1]
- Pheasant's eye (Adonis microcarpa]])[1]
- Pokeweed (Phytolacca)
- Privet (Ligustrum)
- Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
- Ragwort (Senecio)
- Rattlepods (Crotalaria species)[4]
- Red Maple, also known as Swamp or Soft Maple (Acer rubrum)
- Rhododendron (including Azalea)[2]
- Round billy button or woollyhead (Craspedia chrysantha]])[1]
- Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
- St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- Sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica)
- Solanaceae (including Deadly nightshade and Potato)
- Stinging tree or Gympie stinger (Dendrocnide moroides)
- Sudan grass (Sorghum species)[2][1]
- Thorn-apple (Datura stramonium)[1]
- Tobacco plants (Nicotiana)
- Variegated thistle (Silybum marianum) Poisons cattle, sheep and rarely horses.[1]
- Water hemlock (Cicuta virosa)
- White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)
- Yellow star thistle or St Barnaby's thistle (Centaurea solstitialis)[1]
- Yew (Taxus sp)[2]
References
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- Contact information for Animal Poison Control Center in the United States
- "Horse Nutrition Bulletin 762-00" - Ohio State University
- "Poisonous Plants and Equine" - Utah State University
- "Toxic Plants in Your Hay and Pasture" - University of California Davis
- "Horse Pasture is no Place for Poisonous Plants" - University of Illinois
- "Poisonous Weeds and Plants for Horses" - Poisonous Weeds and Plants for Horses
