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AUTHOR(S): Barr, A. C.; Reagor, J. C.
TITLE: Toxic plants. What the horse practitioner needs to know.
YEAR: 2001 CITATION: Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract, 17(3), 529-546 [English]
FDA #: NA
GRIN #: 404206 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Astragalus mollissimus var. earlei
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Astragalus mollissimus Torr. var. earlei (Greene ex Rydb.) Tidestr.
GRIN #: 404204 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Astragalus mollissimus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Astragalus mollissimus Torr. var. mollissimus
GRIN #: 404220 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Astragalus nothoxys
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Astragalus nothoxys A. Gray
GRIN #: 404223 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Astragalus thurberi
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Astragalus thurberi A. Gray
GRIN #: 404224 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Astragalus wootonii
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Astragalus wootonii E. Sheld.
GRIN #: 7021 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: hoary alyssum
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Brassicaceae
LATIN NAME: Berteroa incana
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Berteroa incana (L.) DC.
GRIN #: 103624 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: sandbur
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Poaceae
LATIN NAME: Cenchros paucaflorus spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Cenchrus incertus M. A. Curtis
GRIN #: 316613 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: Malta star thistle
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Centaurea melitensis
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Centaurea melitensis L.
GRIN #: 9827 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: yellow star thistle
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Centaurea solstitialis
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Centaurea solstitialis L.
GRIN #: 404311 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: day blooming jasmine
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Cestrum diurnum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Cestrum diurnum L.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 2448G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: goosefoot
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
LATIN NAME: Chenopodium spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Chenopodium sp.
GRIN #: 10545 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: water hemlock
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Apiaceae
LATIN NAME: Cicuta maculata
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Cicuta maculata L.
GRIN #: 11262 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: poison hemlock
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Apiaceae
LATIN NAME: Conium maculatum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Conium maculatum L.
GRIN #: 11414 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: giant rainlily
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Amaryllidaceae
LATIN NAME: Cooperis pedunculata
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Cooperia pedunculata Herb.
GRIN #: 12384 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Crotalaria spectabilis
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
GRIN #: 417821 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: parsley
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Apiaceae
LATIN NAME: Cymopteris watsonii
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Cymopterus ibapensis M. E. Jones
GRIN #: 12866 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: hound's tongue
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Boraginaceae
LATIN NAME: Cynoglossum officinale
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Cynoglossum officinale L.
GRIN #: 13323 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: jimsonweed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: Jimson weed
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Datura spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Datura stramonium L.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 3699G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: foxglove
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Scrophulariaceae
LATIN NAME: Digitalis spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Digitalis sp.
GRIN #: 400386 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: horsetail
STANDARD COMMON NAME: horsetail
FAMILY: Equisetaceae
LATIN NAME: Equisetum arvense
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Equisetum arvense L.
GRIN #: 16528 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: buckwheat
STANDARD COMMON NAME: buckwheat
FAMILY: Polygonaceae
LATIN NAME: Fagopyrum saggitatum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
GRIN #: 311156 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: halogeton
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
LATIN NAME: Halogeton glomeratus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) C. A. Mey.
GRIN #: 19621 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: flatweed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Hypochaeris radicata
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Hypochaeris radicata L.
GRIN #: 410127 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: rayless goldenrod
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Isocoma wrightii
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Isocoma plurifolia (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene
GRIN #: 450260 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: tansy ragwort
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Senecio jacobaea
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn.
GRIN #: 20732 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: butternut
STANDARD COMMON NAME: butternut
FAMILY: Juglandaceae
LATIN NAME: Juglans cinerea
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Juglans cinerea L.
GRIN #: 20762 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: black walnut
STANDARD COMMON NAME: black walnut
FAMILY: Juglandaceae
LATIN NAME: Juglans niger
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Juglans nigra L.
GRIN #: 20772 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: English walnut
STANDARD COMMON NAME: English walnut
FAMILY: Juglandaceae
LATIN NAME: Juglans regia
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Juglans regia L.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 6253G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ericaceae
LATIN NAME: Kalmia spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Kalmia sp.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 15043G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: Mexican fireweed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Chenopodiaceae
LATIN NAME: Kochia spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Kochia sp.
GRIN #: 310628 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: lantana
STANDARD COMMON NAME: lantana
FAMILY: Verbenaceae
LATIN NAME: Lantana camara
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Lantana camara L.
GRIN #: 21571 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: singletary pea
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Lathyrus hirsutus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Lathyrus hirsutus L.
GRIN #: 21918 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: gordon bladderpod
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Brassicaceae
LATIN NAME: Lesquerella gordonii
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Lesquerella gordonii (A. Gray) S. Watson
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 6796G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ericaceae
LATIN NAME: Leucothoe spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Leucothoe sp.
GRIN #: 25229 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: oleander
STANDARD COMMON NAME: oleander
FAMILY: Apocynaceae
LATIN NAME: Nerium oleander
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Nerium oleander L.
GRIN #: 26252 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Oxytropis lambertii
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Oxytropis lambertii Pursh
GRIN #: 26260 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Oxytropis sericea
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Oxytropis sericea Nutt.
GRIN #: 312007 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Oxytropis saximontana
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Oxytropis sericea Nutt. var. sericea
GRIN #: 452816 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bitterweed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Senecio glabellus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Packera glabella (Poir.) C. Jeffrey
GRIN #: 26469 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: kleingrass
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Poaceae
LATIN NAME: Panicum coloratum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Panicum coloratum L.
GRIN #: 26657 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: switchgrass
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Poaceae
LATIN NAME: Panicum virgatum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Panicum virgatum L.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 9380G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: pieris
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ericaceae
LATIN NAME: Pieris spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Pieris sp.
GRIN #: 29888 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: plum
STANDARD COMMON NAME: plum
FAMILY: Rosaceae
LATIN NAME: 
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Prunus domestica L.
GRIN #: 30151 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: chokecherry
STANDARD COMMON NAME: chokecherry
FAMILY: Rosaceae
LATIN NAME: 
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Prunus virginiana L.
GRIN #: 312948 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bracken fern
STANDARD COMMON NAME: northern bracken fern
FAMILY: Dennstaedtiaceae
LATIN NAME: Pteridium aquilinum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 10203G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: oak
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fagaceae
LATIN NAME: Quercus spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Quercus sp.
GRIN #: 454138 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: Russian knapweed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Centaurea repens
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 10404G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: azalea
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ericaceae
LATIN NAME: Rhododendron
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Rhododendron sp.
GRIN #: 433406 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: wild rosemary
STANDARD COMMON NAME: Labrador tea
FAMILY: Ericaceae
LATIN NAME: Ledum spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Rhododendron tomentosum (Stokes) Harmaja var. tomentosum
GRIN #: 31896 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: castor bean
STANDARD COMMON NAME: castor
FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae
LATIN NAME: Ricinus communis
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Ricinus communis L.
GRIN #: 5238 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: black locust
STANDARD COMMON NAME: black locust
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Robinia pseudoacacia
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Robinia pseudoacacia L.
GRIN #: 32530 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: curly dock
STANDARD COMMON NAME: yellow dock
FAMILY: Polygonaceae
LATIN NAME: Rhumex crispus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Rumex crispus L.
GRIN #: 105067 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: black greasewood
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Sarcobataceae
LATIN NAME: Sarcobatus vermiculatus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
GRIN #: 316973 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: threadleaf groundsel
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Senecio douglasii var. longilobus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Senecio flaccidus Less. var. flaccidus
GRIN #: 409990 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: broom groundsel
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Senecio riddellii
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 11106G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Poaceae
LATIN NAME: Setaria spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Setaria sp.
GRIN #: 100938 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: Caroline horse nettle
STANDARD COMMON NAME: horse nettle
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Solanum carolinense
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Solanum carolinense L.
GRIN #: 101498 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: western horse nettle
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Solanum dimidiatum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Solanum dimidiatum Raf.
GRIN #: 101313 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bittersweet
STANDARD COMMON NAME: bittersweet
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Solanum dulcamara
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Solanum dulcamara L.
GRIN #: 101507 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: silverleaf nightshade
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Solanum eleagnifolium
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
GRIN #: 316839 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: black nightshade
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Solanum ptycanthum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Solanum ptycanthum Dunal
GRIN #: 101426 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: buffalo bur
STANDARD COMMON NAME: prickly nightshade
FAMILY: Solanaceae
LATIN NAME: Solanum rostratum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Solanum rostratum Dunal
GRIN #: 35113 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: sudan
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Poaceae
LATIN NAME: 
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Sorghum ×drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase
GRIN #: 35119 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: Johnson grass
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Poaceae
LATIN NAME: 
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 11900G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: yew
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Taxaceae
LATIN NAME: Taxus spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Taxus sp.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: NoSource Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: Dutchman's breeches
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Rutaceae
LATIN NAME: Thamnosma montana
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Thamnosma montana Torr. & Frem.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: VAST Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: Dutchman's breeches
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Rutaceae
LATIN NAME: Thamnosma texana
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Thamnosma texana (A. Gray) Torr.
GRIN #: 300618 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: alsike clover
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Trifolium hybridum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Trifolium hybridum L.
GRIN #: 313989 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: Leavenworth vetch
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Vicia leavenworthii
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. subsp. leavenworthii (Torr. & A. Gray) Lassetter & C. R. Gunn
GRIN #: 300669 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: hairy vetch
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Vicia villosa
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Vicia villosa Roth
GRIN #: 42072 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: cocklebur
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Xanthium strumarium
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Xanthium strumarium L.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 13042G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: death camas
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Liliaceae
LATIN NAME: Zigadenus spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Zigadenus sp.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 66G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: maple
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Sapindaceae
LATIN NAME: Acer spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Acer sp.
GRIN #: 317713 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: white snakeroot
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asteraceae
LATIN NAME: Eupatorium rugosum
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Ageratina altissima (L.) R. M. King & H. Rob.
GRIN #: 1917 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: corn cockle
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Caryophyllaceae
LATIN NAME: Agrostemma githago
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Agrostemma githago L.
GRIN #: 409114 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: onion
STANDARD COMMON NAME: onion
FAMILY: Alliaceae
LATIN NAME: Allium spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Allium cepa L. var. cepa
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 484G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: careless weed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Amaranthaceae
LATIN NAME: Amaranthus spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Amaranthus sp.
GRIN #: 2899 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: bishop's weed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: bishop's weed
FAMILY: Apiaceae
LATIN NAME: Ammi majus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Ammi majus L.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 576G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: tarweed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Boraginaceae
LATIN NAME: Amsinckia spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Amsinckia sp.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 644G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: andromeda
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Ericaceae
LATIN NAME: 
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Andromeda sp.
FDA #: 
GRIN #: 1031G Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: milkweed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
LATIN NAME: Asclepias spp.
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Asclepias sp.
GRIN #: 316575 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: western whorled milkweed
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
LATIN NAME: Asclepias subverticillata
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Asclepias subverticillata (A. Gray) Vail
GRIN #: 5726 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: 
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Fabaceae
LATIN NAME: Astragalus bisulcatus
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray
GRIN #: 35092 Exit Disclaimer
COMMON NAME: sorghum
STANDARD COMMON NAME: 
FAMILY: Poaceae
LATIN NAME: 
STANDARD PLANT NAME: Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
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