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Poisonous Plants
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) 
 The Association is the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats. The site provides information on breeds, cat shows, and cat care, as well as photos of top-winning cats. The Fanc-e-Mews section features articles on such topics as plants poisonous to cats, rescue groups, and legislative issues. http://www.cfainc.org/ Topics: Mammals, Pets, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants Last updated Aug 16, 2005 Guide to Poisonous Plants
Search for a poisonous plant by its common or botanical name, or search by symptom, such as lameness, vomiting, or weight loss. Entries include color photographs; description; habitat; animals (including humans) affected; toxic principle; symptoms of gastrointestinal, nervous, integumentory, and other systems; and treatment. Created by a doctor of veterinary medicine at Colorado State University. http://southcampus.colostate.edu/poisonous_plants/index.cfm?countno=NO Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices, Pets, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants Last updated Sep 21, 2006 Harmful Algae
This site focuses on the harmful and toxic effects of certain algae species that contain reddish pigments, grow rapidly, and accumulate "into dense, visible patches near the surface of coastal waters." Describes how harmful algal bloom (HAB), commonly known as "red tide," affects the economy, public health (with information on food poisoning and its treatment), and ecosystems, including a photo gallery, pertinent scientific data, maps, and legislation. http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/ Topics: Plants, Plants by Name, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated May 9, 2008 National Tropical Botanical Garden: Meet the Plants
Learn about plants from tropical regions of the world by browsing sections for uses of plants (such as clothing or medicine), regions, types of plants (such as trees), and rare, poisonous, and edible plants. Plant profiles feature descriptions, photos, and (in some cases) audio clips. Also includes a photo gallery. From the National Tropical Botanical Garden, a nonprofit group "dedicated to discovering, saving, and studying the world's tropical plants and to sharing what is learned." http://ntbg.org/plants/ Topics: Plants Last updated Sep 18, 2006 Poison Ivy, Oak, & Sumac Information Center
A collection of folklore, photographs, and medical information about the allergic skin rashes caused by contact with these wild plants, all of which contain the potent allergen urushiol oil. Includes sections on plant identification, the chemistry of soap, and plant removal and control. Most of the contributions in the treatments section come from the general public and have not been reviewed by medical professionals. http://poisonivy.aesir.com/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Medical Treatments & Devices, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants, Plants by Name, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jun 13, 2008 Poisonous Plants Informational Database
"This is a growing reference that includes plant images, pictures of affected animals and presentations concerning the botany, chemistry, toxicology, diagnosis and prevention of poisoning of animals by plants and other natural flora (fungi, etc.)." Also includes a page on medicinal plants for livestock and links to other websites concerning poisonous plants. From the animal science department at Cornell University. http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Livestock, Medical Treatments & Devices, Pets, Plants Last updated May 21, 2007 Researchers Get to the Root of Cassava's Cyanide-Producing Abilities
Describes how "the roots and leaves of poorly processed cassava plants contain a substance that, when eaten, can trigger the production of cyanide." Eating improperly processed cassava can lead to cyanide poisoning in the form of a goiter, "a debilitating, irreversible paralytic disorder called Konzo," and even death. The article also discusses how scientists are trying to genetically engineer the plant to eliminate this problem. Includes links to related information. From the Ohio State University. http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/cassava.htm Topics: Plants, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, Social Issues Last updated Mar 15, 2005 Science Tracer Bullets Online: Poisonous Plants
This guide is a starting point for "locating published materials on the more than 700 species of plants, ferns, horsetails, and fungi that can cause toxic, though rarely fatal, reactions in humans and animals." The guide lists introductions to the topic, subject headings, basic texts, specialized titles, conference proceedings, representative journal articles, and more. From the Library of Congress Science Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/poisonplantstb.html Topics: Plants Last updated Aug 20, 2008 Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants
A list of "plants that have been reported as having systemic effects on animals and/or intense effects on the gastrointestinal tract." Entries for each plant include photos, common and scientific names, family, toxic principle, and symptoms. From the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Animal Poison Control Center. http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/ Topics: Animals, Pets, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, Public Health & Safety Last updated Feb 24, 2009 The USDA ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory
The website for this laboratory contains a collection of fact sheets on poisonous plants (such as deathcamas, hemp dogbane, chokecherry, and poison-hemlock), a bulletin on plants poisonous to livestock, and extensive materials from a poisonous plants class. Also includes material about research at the laboratory. From the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=3496 Topics: Plants Last updated Aug 20, 2008 |
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