Family
Apocynaceae
Plant Description
Evergreen shrub or small tree with thick, gummy, clear sap; leaves opposite or whorled, simple, leathery, with smooth margins and conspicuous pinnate veins; flowers clustered at tip of twigs, 5-parted, funnel-shaped, white, pink, red, or yellow.
Origin
Eurasia.
Where Found
Landscape cultivated as ornamental woody shrub and occasionally escaped.
Mode
Ingestion.
Poisonous Part
All parts, green or dry.
Symptoms
Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, dizziness, slowed pulse, irregular heartbeat, dilation of pupils, bloody diarrhea, drowsiness; may be fatal.
Toxic Principle
Cardiac glycosides: nerioside and oleandroside; saponins, and unknowns.
Severity
HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN!
Apocynaceae
Plant Description
Evergreen shrub or small tree with thick, gummy, clear sap; leaves opposite or whorled, simple, leathery, with smooth margins and conspicuous pinnate veins; flowers clustered at tip of twigs, 5-parted, funnel-shaped, white, pink, red, or yellow.
Origin
Eurasia.
Where Found
Landscape cultivated as ornamental woody shrub and occasionally escaped.
Mode
Ingestion.
Poisonous Part
All parts, green or dry.
Symptoms
Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, dizziness, slowed pulse, irregular heartbeat, dilation of pupils, bloody diarrhea, drowsiness; may be fatal.
Toxic Principle
Cardiac glycosides: nerioside and oleandroside; saponins, and unknowns.
Severity
HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN!
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