| Name | Pics | Symptoms (only some listed) |
| Blue canary grass (Phalaris coerulescens) |
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?
page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Phalaris (spp) |
Alkaloid poisoning
Sudden death
|
| Cotton bushes (Gomphocarpus spp. & Asclepias spp.) |
http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?
tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&card=H32
http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/11051
http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/science/hot_science_topics/
Ecology_of_Cumberland_Plain_Woodland/woodland_plants/
gomphocarpus _fruticosus
http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/weedscommon/JCUDEV_012268
|
Cardiac glycosides poisoning.
Only few leaves can be toxic, even dead leaves.
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
- Sweating
- Heart failure
- Death
|
| Crotalaria spp. |
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/genus/Crotalaria |
Alkaloid poisoning
- Depression
- Changes in behaviour
- Refusal to eat
- Colics
- Abdominal swelling
- Possible death
|
| Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) |
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/poisonsinformationcentre/
plants_fungi/foxglove.asp |
Cardiac glycosides poisoning
Only few leaves can be toxic, even dead leaves.
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
- Sweating
- Heart failure
- Death
|
| Hemlock (Conium maculatum) |
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/
weeds_herbs_biennial_hemlock |
- Muscle weakness
- Respiratory failure
- Death
- Frequent urination and defecation
- Staggering
|
| Mother of Millions (Bryophyllum spp.) |
http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/weeds/JCUDEV_011578 |
Cardiac glycosides poisoning
Only few leaves can be toxic, even dead leaves.
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
- Sweating
- Heart failure
- Death
|
| Oleander (Nerium oleander) |
http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/planttownsville/JCUDEV_006328 |
Cardiac glycosides poisoning
Only few leaves can be toxic, even dead leaves.
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
- Sweating
- Heart failure
- Death
|
| Paradoxa grass (Phalaris paradoxa) |
http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/photo/552 |
Alkaloid poisoning
Sudden death
|
| Paterson's Curse (Echium plantagineum) |
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/dig/3310
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/dig/3311
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/12200
|
Alkaloid poisoning
- Depression
- Changes in behaviour
- Refusal to eat
- Colics
- Abdominal swelling
- Possible death
|
| Prunus spp: this includes all prunus trees such as apricot, cherry, almond, plum, peach trees etc. Leaves are lethal, even dead ones |
|
Cyanide poisoning. Can occur within 10 minutes of eating the leaves.
- Red mucous membranes
- Rapid breathing
- Convulsions
- Coma
- Death
|
| Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) and Purple rubber vine (Cryptostegia madagascariensis) |
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/dig/1618
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/dig/1447
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/mi/75
|
Cardiac glycosides poisoning
Only few leaves can be toxic, even dead leaves.
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
- Sweating
- Heart failure
- Death
|
| Swainsona spp. |
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/12729
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/5274
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/30519
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/30514
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/30527
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/21025
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/30521
|
- Weakness
- Depression
- Convulsions
- Death
|
| Two & One leaf cape tulips (Moraea miniata & Moraea flacida – also known as homeria falcida and homeria miniata) |
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/12204 |
Cardiac glycosides poisoning
Only few leaves can be toxic, even dead leaves.
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
- Sweating
- Heart failure
- Death
|
| Yellow Oleander (Cascabela thevetia) |
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/poisonsinformationcentre/
plants_fungi/yellowoleander.asp |
Cardiac glycosides poisoning
Only few leaves can be toxic, even dead leaves.
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
- Sweating
- Heart failure
- Death
|
| Ornithogalums (Ornithogalum spp.) |
http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1372 |
Cardiac glycosides poisoning
Only few leaves can be toxic, even dead leaves.
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
- Sweating
- Heart failure
- Death
|
| Blue periwinkle (Vinca major) |
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/Vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/
weeds_climbing_blue_periwinkle |
Cardiac glycosides poisoning
Only few leaves can be toxic, even dead leaves.
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
- Sweating
- Heart failure
- Death
|
| Pheasant’s eye (Adonis microcarpa) |
http://members.iinet.net.au/~weeds/western_weeds/
port_prim_prot_ranun.htm |
Cardiac glycosides poisoning
Only few leaves can be toxic, even dead leaves.
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
- Sweating
- Heart failure
- Death
|
| Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) |
http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/17020 |
Lectins poisoning
- Colic
- Diarrhoea
- Dilated pupils
- Irregular heart beat
- Possible death
|
| Crofton weed & Mistflower (Ageratina adenophora or Eupatorium adenophorum & Ageratina riparia or Eupatorium riparium) |
http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/dig/2092
http://www.weedsbluemountains.org.au/crofton_weed.asp
http://www.southeastweeds.org.au/index.pl?page=148
|
Respiratory illness
- Respiratory failure may occur during exercise
- Depression
- Weight loss
- Can cause permanent lung damage
- Death
|
| Hardheads, Knapweed (Acroptilon repens, Centaurea repens) |
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/weeds
_herbs_perennial_hardheads
|
Sudden symptoms but the illness develops after a long period of exposure
- Unability to drink or eat
- Dehydration
- Irreversible brain damage
- Death by starvation and dehydration
|
| St Barnaby's Thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) |
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/Vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/
weeds_herbs_annual_st_barnabys_thistle |
Sudden symptoms but the illness develops after a long period of exposure
- Unability to drink or eat
- Dehydration
- Irreversible brain damage
- Death by starvation and dehydration
|
| Blue Green Algae |
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/resources/water/quality/publications/bga-irrigation |
- Sudden death from cyanide poisoning
- Photosensitisation (sunburn lesions) on non-pigmented skin
- Muscle tremors
- Diarrhoea and blood in the droppings
- Liver damage
|
| Red maple (Acer rubrum [Aceraceae]) |
http://www.flemings.com.au/ornamental_listing.asp?variety=Acer
|
- Feed refusal
- Red-brown urine
- Jaundice
- Weakness
- Coma and death
|
| Birdsville indogo, Creeping indigo (Indigofera linnaei, Indigofera spicata) |
http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/photo/3981
http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/weedscommon/JCUDEV_015507
|
Symptoms appear after around 10 days eating the plants
- Loss of appetite
- Depression
- Dragging of hind legs
- Paralysis of back legs
- Death
|
| Gympie Stinger, Gympi Gympi, Mulberry-leaved Stinger (Dendrocnide moroides) |
http://www.anhs.com.au/stinging%20tree.htm
http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/plantcairns/JCUDEV_015500
|
The pain is so intense that affected horses enter into a hysteric state and die from self-destruction and self-harming |
Horses 