Poisonous Plants in New Zealand - Scientific names index
(*indicates non-poisonous species)
Aconitum species - monkshood
Aesculus species - horse chestnuts
*Acmena smithii - monkey apple, lilly pilly
Acokanthera oppositifolia - bushman's poison
Agapanthus species - agapanthus
Agaricus species - edible mushrooms
Alectryon excelsus - titoki
Alocasia species - elephant's ear
Amanita muscaria - fly agaric
A. phalloides - death cap
Amaryllis species - amaryllids
Anagallis arvensis - [see garden primulas]
Araujia sericifera - moth plant, cruel plant
*Arbutus unedo - strawberry tree
Arum italicum - Italian arum
Asparagus officinalis - asparagus
Atropa bella-donna - [see black nightshade]
*Berberis species - barberries
Brugmansia candida - angel's trumpet
Catharanthus roseus - tropical periwinkle
Cestrum species - cestrums
*Chaenomeles speciosa - japonica, Japanese quince
Colocasia esculenta - taro
Conium maculatum - hemlock
Consolida species - larkspurs
Convallaria majalis - lily of the valley
*Coprosma species - coprosmas
Coriaria species - tutu
Corynocarpus laevigatus - karaka
Cotinus species - smoke bushes
Cotoneaster species - cotoneasters
*Crataegus species - hawthorns
Cytisus scoparius - broom
Daphne species - daphnes
Datura stramonium - thornapple, datura
Delphinium species - delphiniums
*Dendrobenthamia capitata - strawberry dogwood
Dianella nigra - tūrutu, blueberry lily
Dieffenbachia species - dumb canes
Digitalis purpurea - foxglove
*ElaeagnusÍreflexa - elaeagnus
Euonymus europaeus - spindle tree
E. japonicus - Japanese spindle berry
Euphorbia species - spurges
E. pulcherrima - poinsettia
Fatsia japonica - fatsia
*Fuchsia species - fuchsias
Heracleum mantegazzianum - giant hogweed
Gloriosa superba - gloriosa lily
Gomphocarpus species - swan plants
Hedera helix - ivy
Helleborus species - hellebores
H. lividus subsp. corsicus - Corsican hellebore
H. niger - winter rose
Hippeastrum species - [see amaryllids]
Hypericum androsaemum - tutsan
Hypericum perforatum - St John's wort [see tutsan]
Ilex aquifolium - holly, English holly
Ipomoea species - morning glories
Iris foetidissima - stinking iris
Laburnum anagyroides - laburnum
Lantana camara - lantana
Ligustrum species - privets
L. lucidum - [see privets]
L. ovalifolium - [see privets]
L. sinense - [see privets]
*Lonicera species - honeysuckles
Lupinus species - lupins
Lycium ferocissimum - boxthorn
*Macropiper excelsum - pepper bush [see pepper tree]
Mandevilla suaveolens - Chilean jasmine
Melia azederach - Persian lilac, white cedar
Myoporum species - ngaio
*Myrtus communis - myrtle
Nerium oleander - oleander
Nicandra physalodes - apple of Peru
Papaver nudicaule - Iceland poppy
P. somniferum - opium poppy
Pastinaca sativa - parsnip
Phytolacca octandra - inkweed
Pieris species - lily of the valley shrubs
Primula species - garden primulas
Prunus dulcis - almond, bitter almond & sweet almond
P. laurocerasus - cherry laurel
P. persica - peach
Pseudopanax arboreus - five finger
* Pyracantha species - firethorns
*Quercus ilex - holm oak [see oak]
*Q. robur - oak, English oak
Ranunculus sceleratus - celery-leaved buttercup
Rheum rhababarum - rhubarb
Rhododendron species & varieties - rhododendrons
R. arboreum - [see rhododendrons]
Rhus. typhina - [see wax-tree]
*Ribes sanguineum - flowering currant
Ricinus communis - castor oil plant
Sambucus nigra - elderberry, elder
Schinus molle - pepper tree
Solanum species - inc. species commonly called nightshades
S. aviculare - poroporo
S. dulcamara - bittersweet
S. laciniatum - poroporo
S. linnaeanum - apple of Sodom
S. mauritianum - woolly nightshade
S. nigrum - black nightshade
S. physalifolium - hairy nightshade
S. pseudocapsicum - Jerusalem cherry
S. tuberosum - potato
Sophora species - kōwhai
*Sorbus aucuparia - rowan
Symphoricarpos albus - snowberry bush
Synphytum officinale - comfrey
S. Íuplandicum - comfrey
*Syzygium australe - brush cherry
*Taraxacum species - [see under spurges]
Taxus baccata - yew
Toxicodendron radicans - poison ivy [see wax tree]
T. succedaneum - wax tree. Japanese wax tree, varnish tree
T. vernicifluum - Chinese lacquer tree [see wax tree]
Urtica species - nettles, stinging nettles
*Viburnum species - viburnums
Vinca rosea - [see tropical periwinkle]
Wisteria species - wisteria
Zantedeschia aethiopica - arum lily
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