The following plants can be toxic to cats if ingested. If you think your pet may have ingested any of the plants on this list, contact your veterinarian immediately or seek emergency medical care.

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Aconite
Acorns
Aloe
Angle Trumpet
Arrowgrasses
Asparagus Fern
Atropa Crocus
Azalea
Baneberry
Bird-of-Paradise
Black Locust
Bloodroot
Box
Buckeye
Buckhorn
Buttercup
Caladium
Carolina Jessamine
Castor Bean
Chinaberry Tree
Chinese Lantern
Chockcherries
Christmas Berry
Christmas Rose
Chrysanthemum
Common Privet
Corn Cockle
Cowbane
Cow Cockle
Cowslip
Creeping Charlie
Daffodil
Daphne
Dieffenbachia
Dumbcane
Dutchman’s Breeches
Easter lily
Elderberry
Elephant’s Ear
English Ivy
European Bittersweet
False Flax
False Hellebore
Fan Weed
Ficus
Field Peppergrass
Foxglove
Geranium
Gladiola
Holly
Horse Chestnuts
Horse Nettle
Hyacinth
Iris
Jerusalem Cherry
Jimsonweed
Laburum
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurels
Lily of the Valley
Lupines
Manchineel Tree
Matrimony Vine
Mayapple
Milk Vetch
Mistletoe
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning Glory
Mountain Mahogany
Mushrooms
Mustards
Narcissus
Nicotiana
Nightshade
Oaks
Oleander
Peony
Philodendron
Pokeweed
Poinsettia
Poison Hemlock
Potato
Pothos
Rattle Box
Rhododendron
Rhubarb
Rosary Plea
Sago Palm
Skunk Cabbage
Smartweeds
Snow-on-the-mountain
Sorghum
Spider plant
Star of Bethlehem
Syngonium
Trumpet Lily
Umbrella tree (Schefflera)
Velvet Grass
Vinca Vine
Wandering Jew
Wild Black Cherry
Wild Radish
Wisteria
Woody Aster
Yellow Jessamine
Yellow Oleander
Yellow Pine Flax
Yew

Nontoxic Plants
The following plants will not harm your cat if ingested and are safe to have around your yard and inside your home. 
African Violets
Air Plant
Aluminum Plant
Baby’s Breath
Boston Fern
Cactus 
Coleus
Corn PLant
Dandelions
Dracaena (except D. MArginata)
Ecxheveria
Forsythia
Gardenia
Gloxinia
Hibiscus
Hollyhock
Honey Plant
Impatiens
Jade Plant
Kalanchoe
Mountain Ash
Norfolk Pine
Palms (all)
Peperomia
Petunia
Piggyback
Rose
Rubber Plant
Sanseverria
Sedum
Snapdragons
Swedish Ivy
Yucca
Zebra Plant 
Zinnia

For a more complete list and pictures, visit the ASPCA Websites at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants. 

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