Dorsetdog - Foods poisonous to dogs
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This University site has an incredible searchable database for plants, and specific to various animals
Whilst some will say that their dog eats this or that, poisonous does not just mean that it will kill your dog instantly, but might have adverse effects on the dogs health over time which could help to reduce its life span.
This list is not exhaustive, so please add any that you are aware of
Known Food Toxins To Dogs
Apple, Almond, Apricot, Peach, Wild Cherries, Plum, Balsam Pear, Prunes and similar fruit: Diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain, (Stem, Seeds and Leaves) The seeds of most fruits contain Cyanogenic Glycosides resulting in cyanide poisoning which is poisonous to dogs as well as humans – though the fruit itself is OK.
Avocados: The fruit, pit and plant are all toxic. They can cause difficulty breathing and fluid accumulation in the chest, abdomen and heart
Baby food: often contains onion powder, which is toxic for dogs.
Beer/Wine/Alcohol of any kind (Alcoholic beverages contain ethanol which can be lethal for canines of any kind. Could lead to coma or even death.)
Broccoli: Broccoli is only toxic in large quantities but is reported to be pretty potent gastrointestinal irritant
Caffeine: is a strong nervous system excitant that will cause vomiting and cause nervous system damage. Watch out for tea or other foods that may contain caffeine.
Cherry: rapid breathing, shock, mouth inflammation, heart rate increase
Chocolate: ( contains Theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic. This can be fatal to dogs.) seizures, coma, hyperactivity, rapid heart beat, tremors, death. Bakers chocolate is the most dangerous. A dog can consume milk chocolate and appear to be fine because it is not as concentrated but is still very dangerous.
• 1 oz per lb of body weight for (2 oz per kg) of body weight for bakers chocolate
• 1 oz per 3 lbs of body weight (1 oz per 1.5 kg body weight) for semi-sweet chocolate
• 1 oz per 9lbs of body weight (1 oz per 4 kg) for bakers chocolate
• Please keep in mind that these are only guidelines, and if you suspect your pet had ingested chocolate, please keep an eye out for ANY signs of poisoning! Every dog reacts differently to quantity.
Coffee/Tea: Drinks/Foods: containing caffeine or sugar may cause many of the same symptoms chocolate causes
Cooked Bones: uncooked bones should be safe but if they are cooked you should refrain because they deteriorate and easily splinter. Can cause extensive damage to internal organs and passage ways, many times resulting in death.
Diary Products: (Dairy products don’t usually pose a great danger; but many dairy product have high fat content (see number 23) – and many pets are lactose intolerant – some pets more than others. Lactose intolerance leads to gas and diarrhoea; though small amounts of yoghurt and cheese are usually fairly well tolerated.)
Ethanol: used in Anti Freeze, Alcoholic beverages. Ethanol may also be present in yeast, so in case you are baking cakes or bread, keep your dog away while you are preparing the dough. Ethanol can be lethal for canines.
Excessive Fatty Foods: (Excess fatty foods can cause Pancreatitis.)
Grapes, Raisins, Prunes: (Dangerous because of an unknown substance which is toxic to dogs) kidney failure, as little as a single serving of grapes or raisins can kill a dog. It takes anywhere from 9 oz to 2 lbs of grapes and raisins (between .041 and 1.1 oz/kg of body weight), to cause severe vomiting and diarrhea, and possible kidney failure
Human
asprin and
paracetamol is poisonous to dogs
Iron: can be toxic for dogs, as it causes damage to the stomach and intestinal lining and may attack other internal organs also. Avoid any supplements that contain iron.
Liver: may be fed to dogs, but in low amounts; liver contains vitamin A and an excess of this vitamin may lead to bone and muscle damage.
Macadamia Nuts: (Macadamia nuts contain an unknown substance that is toxic to dogs.)
Mushrooms: (Mushrooms may contain toxins which could cause liver and kidney damage) acute gastric effects, liver and kidney damage, abdominal pain, nausea, salivation, vomiting
Moldy or Spoiled Food: (though I think this goes without saying.)
Nutmeg: tremors, seizures, central nervous system damage and death
Onion: (Both onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient Thiosulphate. But onions are more of a danger. Many dog biscuits contain *small* amounts of garlic – garlic contains less of this toxin so huge amounts would need to be consumed to be toxic. And, by the way, this poison builds up the system – it can be toxic in one large dose – or with repeated consumption of small amounts.) Gastrointestinal upset, hemolytic anemia, heinz body anemia, hemogloinria, destroys red blood cells
Potato Peelings and Green Potatoes: (Contain Oxalates, which can affect the digestive, nervous, and urinary systems.)
Persimmons: (Persimmons can cause intestinal blockage)
Raw Eggs and Raw Fish: (Raw eggs and some raw fish can cause Salmonella poisoning.) Many people feed raw eggs to their dogs but keep in mind that they can contain salmonella. Dogs do have a higher immunity against salmonella poisoning but are not immune and have been reported to get it from uncooked eggs.
Rhubarb leaves: (see potato above)
Salt: excessive intake can cause kidney problems
Salt, Baking Soda, Baking Powder: (In large amounts these can cause an electrolyte imbalance – and severe electrolyte imbalances can lead to muscle spasm or even congestive heart failure.)
Sugar-Free Foods: (Sugar-free foods containing
Xylitol have been found to cause liver failure in some dogs.)
Tobacco: nausea, salivation, vomiting, tachycardia (rapid heartbeat)
Tomatoes - Green parts of: (Contain oxalates, which can affect the digestive, nervous, and urinary systems.)
Human Vitamins: (Human vitamins, especially those containing iron, can cause damage to the lining of the digestive system as well as cause kidney and liver damage)
Xylitol: sugar substitute Xylitol (found in Splendor, chewing gum, etc) has been found to cause liver failure in some dogs and is posionous to dogs. UK vets advise that one teaspoon will kill a GSD
Yeast Dough: (Yeast Dough can produce gas and swell in your pet’s stomach – leading to rupture of the digestive system)
This Australian site also has a list of poisonous plants - which was
www.dog-world.com.au/
As you will see, there is a large number of plants that are toxic to dogs. Toxicity ranges from mild to life threatening depending on the plant, the amount consumed & the size of the dog.
Care should always be taken when it comes to choosing indoor & outdoor plants. If you suspect your dog has been poisoned, you should seek veterinary care immediately. Common symptoms of poisoning include;
• Mouth irritation
• Skin irritation
• Abdominal pains
• Drooling
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Convulsions/seizures
• Rapid, laboured breathing
• Staggering
• Muscle tremors
• Coma
• Death
A |
Adam and Eve |
African Blood Lily |
African blue Lily |
African evergreen |
African hemp |
African milk bush |
Agapanthus |
Alfalfa (cats) |
Almond |
Alocasia |
Aloe Vera |
Amaryllis |
American Bittersweet |
American elder |
American Mistletoe |
American Rubber Plant |
American Yew |
Ampelopsis |
Andromeda Japonica |
Angel's Trumpet |
Antherium |
Anthurium |
Apple (seeds stem leaves) |
Apple Leaf Croton |
Apple-of-Peru |
Apricot (Pits of) |
Aralia |
Arnica root |
Arrowgrass |
Arrowhead vine |
Arum Lily |
Asian Lily (liliaceae) |
Asparagus |
Asparagus Fern |
Asparagus fern |
Atamasco Lily |
Austrailian umbrella tree |
Australian Nut |
Autumn Crocus |
Autumn scilla |
Autumn Skullcap |
Avacado (fruit and pit) |
Azalea |
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B |
Baby rubber plant |
Baby's Breath |
Balsam Pear |
Baneberry |
Baptisia |
Barley |
Basket Flower |
Bayonet |
Bean Boad |
Beargrass |
Bearsfoot hellebore |
Beech |
Belladonna |
Benjamin tree |
Bird of Paradise |
Bitter Gourd |
Bittersweet |
Bittersweet Woody |
Black cherry |
Black henbane |
Black jetbead |
Black Locust |
Black nightshade |
Blackberry lily |
Black-eyed Susan |
Bleeding Heart |
Blood lily |
Bloodroot |
Blue cohosh |
Blue devil |
Blue squill |
Bluebead-lily |
Bluebonnet |
Blueweed |
Boston Ivy |
Bouncing-bet |
Box |
Box-thorn |
Boxwood |
Branching Ivy |
Broccoli |
Buckeye bottlebrush |
Buckeye California |
Buckeyes |
Buckthorn |
Buckwheat |
Buddist Pine |
Buffalo nut |
Burning Bush |
Buttercup |
Butterfly weed |
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C |
Cactus |
Cactus, Candelabra |
Caladium (hortulanum) |
Calice Vine |
Calla Lily |
Caper spruge |
Carden chrysanthemum |
Cardinal flower |
Cardinal flower blue |
Cardinal-spear |
Carnation |
Carolina allspice |
Carolina cherry laurel |
Carolina Jessamine |
Cassava |
Castor Bean |
Castor oil plant |
Celandine |
Century plant |
Ceriman |
Cestrum |
Chalice vine |
Charming Dieffenbachia |
Chenile plant |
Cherokee-bean |
Cherry (pits, seeds & wilting leaves) |
Cherry, (all parts) most wild varieties |
Cherry, ground |
Cherry, Laurel |
Chigger plant |
China tree |
Chinaberry tree |
Chincherinchee |
Chinese Bellflower |
Chinese Evergreen |
Chinese Lanturn |
Chinese Scholoar tree |
Chinese yam |
Chlorine Lepidella |
Christmas flower |
Christmas Rose |
Chrysanthemum |
Churee |
Cineria |
Cinnamon vine |
Clematis |
Climbing nightshade |
Climbing Onion |
Clintonia |
Clivia |
Clove pinks |
Coastal Leucothe |
Cockle |
Cocoa bean (chocolate) Coffee senna |
Coffeeweed |
Coleus |
Common ivy |
Common Poppy |
Common Spiderwort |
Coontie |
Coral Bean |
Coralberry |
Cordatum |
Coriaria |
Corn Cockle |
Corn Plant |
Cornflower |
Cornstalk Plant |
Corsican Hellebore |
Corydalis |
Cow-itch |
Crab’s Eyes |
Creeping Charlie |
Creeping Cucumber |
Creeping Fig |
Creeping Spurge |
Crinum lily |
Crocus |
Crocus |
Crocus Autumn |
Crocus, Autumn |
Crotolaria |
Croton |
Crowfoot |
Crown of Thorns |
Crown-of-thorns |
Cuban Laurel |
Cuban lily |
Cuckoo-pint |
Curly Dock |
Cutan Lauren |
Cutleaf Philodendron |
Cycads |
Cyclamen |
Cypress Spurge |
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D |
Daffodil |
Dahlia |
Daphne |
Datura |
Day Lily |
Dead Man’s Hand |
Deadly Galernia |
Deadly Nightshade |
Death Angel |
Death Camas |
Decentrea |
Delphinium |
Destroying Angel |
Devil’s backbone |
Devil’s ivy |
Devil’s Snuff Box |
Devil’s Trumpet |
Devil’s walkingstick |
Devil's Ivy |
Dieffenbachia |
Disporum |
Dock |
Dog bane |
Dog hobble |
Dolichos bean |
Doll’s-eyes |
Dologeton |
Donkeytail |
Downy thorn-apple |
Dracaena Palm |
Dragon Bones |
Dragon Tree |
Drooping Leucothe |
Dumb Cane |
Dutchman’s breeches |
Dwarf Poinciana |
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E |
Earthball |
Earthstart Scleroderma |
Easter Lily * |
Eastern redcedar |
Eggplant |
Elaine |
Elderberry |
Elephant Ear Elephant Ears |
Emerald Duke |
Emerald Feather |
English Bean |
English Holly |
English Ivy |
English Laurel |
Eucalyptus |
Euonymus |
Euphorbium |
European Bittersweet vine |
Evergreen |
Everlasting Pea |
Eyebane |
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F |
Fairy Lily |
Fall Poison |
False cactus |
False hellebore |
False indigo |
False Jessamine |
False Poinciana |
Faya bean |
February Daphne |
Fern Bracken |
Ferns |
Fetterbush |
Fiddle-leaf fig |
Finger tree |
Fire Cherry |
Firecracker plant |
Fishtail Plam |
Flamingo Plant/flower |
Flax |
Florida Arrowroot |
Florida Beauty |
Florida Leucothoe |
Florist’s Calla |
Flowering Spurge |
Fly Agaric |
Four O'Clock |
Foxglove |
French Hydrangea |
Fruit Salad Plant |
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G |
Garden Calla |
Garland flower Dahne |
Gemmed Amanita |
Geranium |
German Ivy |
Giant Dumb Cane |
Ginger Lily |
Glacier Ivy |
Gladiolas |
Glory Lily |
Goat’s Rue |
Gold Dieffenbachia |
Gold Dust Dracaena |
Golden Chain /tree |
Golden Club |
Golden Glow |
Golden hurricane Lily |
Golden Pothos |
Golden Seal |
Golden spider lily |
Good Luck Pland |
Gopher Purge |
Grapes and vine |
Green dragon |
Green Gill |
Green=Spored Parasol |
Grevilles “Robyn Gordon” |
Ground cherry |
Gum |
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H |
Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy |
Hashish |
Heart’s a bustin’ |
Heartland Philodendron |
Heartleaf Philodendron |
Heavenly Bamboo |
Heliotrope |
Hellebore |
Hemlock, Poison |
Hemlock, Water |
Hemp |
Henbane |
Hercules’ club |
Holly/american |
Honeysuckle |
Hops |
Horse Chestnuts |
Horse nettle |
Horse radish |
Horsebeans |
Horsebrush |
Horsehead Philodendron |
Hot Pepper |
Houseleek |
Hurricane Plant |
Hyacinth |
Hydrangea |
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I |
Indian Hemp |
Indian Pink |
Indian Poke |
Indian Rubber Plant |
Indian Tobacco |
Indian Turnip |
Inkberry |
Iris |
Iris Ivy |
Irish Potato |
Italian arum |
Ivy Algerian |
Ivy Bush |
Ivy Canary |
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J |
Jack in the Pulpit |
Jackolanter (mushroom) |
Jade |
Jamestown weed |
Janet Craig Dracaena |
Japanese andromeda |
Japanese Aucumba |
Japanese Boxwood |
Japanese Honeysuckle |
Japanese Pagoda tree |
Japanese Poinsettia |
Japanese Show Lilly |
Japanese Skimmia |
Japanese Yew Tree |
Jasmine |
Jasmine confederate |
Java Beans |
Jequirity |
Jerusalem Cherry |
Jessamine |
Jetberry bush |
Jewled Deathcap |
Jimson Weed |
Johnson grass |
Jonquil |
Jungle Trumpets |
Juniper Common |
|
K |
Kaffir Lily |
Kalanchoe |
Kentucky coffee tree |
|
L |
Lablab |
Lace Fern |
Lacy Tree Philodendron |
Lady slipper orchid |
Lambkill |
Lantana |
Larkspur |
Laurel / cherry |
Leadwort |
Leatherwood |
Lemon scented gum |
Lemon yellow Lepiota |
Lenten rose |
Leopard’s bane |
Ligustrum |
Lilac daphne |
Lily |
Lily of the Incas |
Lily of the Valley /bush |
Lily Spider |
Lily turf |
Lima Bean |
Live forever |
Lobelia |
Locoweed |
Loquat |
Lords and Ladies |
Lucky clover |
Lupine |
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M |
Macadamia Nut (Tree) |
Madagascar Dragon Tree |
Madagascar Periwinkle |
Madeira Ivy |
Magic Lily |
Maidenhair tree |
Malanga |
Maleberry |
Mandarin |
Mandevilla |
Mandrake |
Manioc |
Many Warts |
Marble Queen |
Marigold |
Marijuana |
Marsh marigold |
Marvel of Peru |
Matrimony vine |
Mayapple |
Meadow Garlic |
Meadow Saffron |
Medicinal Aloe |
Mescal |
Mescal Bean |
Mescal Buttons |
Metel |
Mexican Breadfruit |
Mexican Pricklepoppy |
Mexican Tea |
Milfoil |
Milkbush |
Milkweed |
Milkweed common |
Miniature Croton |
Mistletoe (“American”) |
Mitsu-ba |
Mock Orange |
Mole plant |
Monkeypod |
Monkshood |
Moonseed |
Moonweed |
Morning Glory |
Morning Glory |
Moses in the cradle |
Mother in Law’s tounge |
Mother-in Law's Tongue |
Mountain Andromeda |
Mountain Fetterbush |
Mountain Hydrengia |
Mountain Laurel |
Mountain snuff |
Mountain tobacco |
Mum |
Mushrooms |
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N |
Naked Brimcap |
Naked ladies |
Nandina |
Narcissus |
Needlepoint Ivy |
Nephytis |
Night blooming Jessamine |
Nightshade |
Nutmeg |
Nux Vomica |
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O |
Oak |
Oak leaf Hydrangea |
Ohio Buckeye |
Oleander |
Onion |
Opium Poppy |
Oriental Lily * |
Ornithogalum |
Orpine |
Oyster plant |
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P |
Painted buckeye |
Painted nettle |
Panda |
Partridge pea |
Pasque flower |
Paw Paw |
Peace Lily |
Peach (pits and wilting leaves) |
Pear |
Peegee Hydrangea |
Pencil Cactus |
Pencil tree |
Peony |
Pepper chili |
Pepper face |
Pepper vine |
Periwinkle |
Pernettya |
Persian violet |
Peruvian Lily |
Peyote |
Philodendron Pertusum |
Pickaback plant |
Pigeonberry |
Piggyback plant |
Pigskin Poison Puffball |
Pimpernel |
Pin Cherry |
Pinapple |
Pines |
Pinkroot |
Plum |
Plumbago |
Plumosa Fern |
Poinciana |
Poinsettia (low toxicity) |
Poison fool’s parsley |
Poison Hemlock |
Poison Ivy |
Poison Oak |
Poison Paxillus |
Poison Sumac |
Poke |
Pokeberry |
Pokeweed |
Popcorn tree |
Poppy |
Pot |
Pot Mum |
Potato |
Pothos (Devil's Lily) |
Powder puff lily |
Precatory Bean |
Prickly pear Cactus |
Prickly poppy |
Pride of Barbados |
Primrose |
Privet, Common |
Prunes |
Purple queen tradescantia |
Purple seasbane |
Pyracantha |
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Q |
Queen Anne’s lace |
Queensland Nut (tree) |
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R |
Rabbit ears cactus |
Rain Lily |
Rain Tree |
Rainbow Pinks |
Rattlebox |
Rattleweed |
Red berried elder |
Red Buckeye |
Red Cole |
Red Emerald |
Red hot cattail |
Red Lily |
Red Mulberry |
Red Princess |
Red Sage |
Red Sorrel |
Red spider lily |
Red Squill |
Redbird Flower |
Red-Margined Dracaena |
Resurrection lily |
Rhododendron |
Rhubarb |
Ribbon Plant |
Ripple Ivy |
Rock poppy |
Rosary pea |
Rosemary Bog |
Rosemary Pea |
Roseroot |
Rubber euphorbia |
Rubber Plant |
Rubrum Lily |
Rue |
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S |
Saddle Leaf Philodendron |
Sago Palm |
Sassafrass |
Sassy Jack |
Satin Pothos |
Schefflera |
Scootberry |
Scotch Broom |
Sea daffodil |
Sea Onion |
Sedum |
Senecio |
Shamrock |
Sheep Laurel |
Sheep Sorrel |
Shell flower |
Shell Ginger |
Shoofly Plant |
Shrubby yew Podocarpus |
Shurb verbena |
Siberian squill |
Sicklepod |
Silky oak |
Silver Pothos |
Skunk Cabbage |
Slipper flower |
Small leaved rubberplant |
Snakeberry |
Snakeplant |
Sneezeweed |
Snow on the mountain |
Snow on the Mountain |
Snowberry |
Snowdrops |
Snowflakes |
Soapberry |
Soapwort |
Solomons seal |
Sorrel |
Sowbread |
Spathe flower |
Spider Lily |
Spider Mum |
Spinach |
Spindel tree |
Split leave Philodendron |
Spotted cowbane |
Spotted Dumb Cane |
Spotted Laurel |
Spotted water hemlock |
Sprangeri Fern |
Spring meadow saffron |
Spurge |
Spurge laurel |
Spurge nettle |
Squaw weed |
Squirrel corn |
Staggerweed |
Star leaf |
Star of Bethlehem |
Stargazer Lily |
Stinging nettle |
Stinking cedar |
Stinking hellebore |
Stinkweed |
Stonecrop |
Strawberry bush |
Strawberry tomato |
String of Pearls |
Striped Dracaena |
Sulfur Tuft |
Summer Pheasant’s ee |
Sunburned Potato |
Supplejack |
Swamp Laurel |
Sweet bubby bush |
Sweet cherry |
Sweet pea |
Sweet shrub |
Sweetheart Ivy |
Swiss Cheese plant |
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T |
Tailflower |
Tansy |
Tansy Mustard |
Tapioca |
Taro Vine |
Tea |
Thimbleweed |
Thorn apple |
Thorn-apple |
Tiger Lily |
Toadstools |
Tobacco |
Tomato Plant (fruit, stem and leaves) |
Torreya |
Tree Philodendron |
Tree tobacco |
Trifoliate orange |
Trillium |
Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane) |
Trumpet creeper |
Trumpet flower |
Tuberen squill |
Tuberous Begonia |
Tulip |
Tung nut |
Tung Oil tree |
Tung Tree |
Turkey corn |
Twisted Stalk |
Two leaved Squill |
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U |
Umbrella Plant |
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V |
Variable Dieffenbachia |
Varigrated Philodendron |
Vetchlings |
Vinca |
Viper’s bugloss |
Virgin’s bower |
Virginia Creeper |
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W |
Wahoo |
Wake robin |
Walnuts |
Wandering Jew |
Warneckei Dracaena |
Water arum |
Water dragon |
Water Hemlock |
Water lettuce |
Watermelon Plant |
Wax Begonia |
Waxberry |
Weeping Fig |
White cohosh |
White Mulberry |
White potato |
White Snakeroot |
Wicky |
Wicopy |
Widow’s tears |
Wild Call |
Wild Calla |
Wild Carrot |
Wild Cherry |
Wild Garlic |
Wild Indigo |
Wild Parsnip |
Wild Tomatoe |
Windflower |
Windsor bean |
Winter Daphne |
Wisteria |
Wolfberry |
Wolfsbane |
Wonder flower |
Wood Lily |
Woodnettle |
Woolly Croton |
Wormseed |
Wormwood |
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X |
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Y |
Yarrow |
Yaupon Holly |
Yellow allamanda |
Yellow Buckeye |
Yellow Dock |
Yellow Jessamine |
Yellow Patches |
Yellow Pleasted Parasol |
Yellow Wart |
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Yew - American Yew |
Yew - English Yew |
Yew - Japanese Yew |
Yew - Western Yew |
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Z |
Zephyr Lily |
Zulu potato |
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