Ginny invites you to write to her with your questions...... [Submit them as a comment on one of the "Ask Ginny" posts and Ginny will repost them in a new post segment.]Q & A about health, veterinary
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Q: Dear Ginny,
I recently heard something about palm trees being poisonous. Do you have any information about this?
A: Well, not all palm trees are toxic, but one important one
is: the Sago Palm, scientific name Cycas revoluta, of the Cycad palm family. ALL parts of this palm tree are poisonous. For a complete discussion on the toxicity of Sago and other cycad palms, see the excellent ASPCA Poison Control Center article on the following page: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=media_newsalert080108#1.
There are several other helpful lists on toxic and non-toxic plants and flowers:
1) ASPCA Toxic plants list: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_toxicplants
2) ASPCA 17 most common poisonous plants: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_common
3) ASPCA Non-toxic plants list: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_nontoxicplants
4) ASPCA Non-toxic flowers and bouquets: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_flower
5) Univ. of Calif. at Davis, Toxic plants list--by common name and toxicity class: http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/ce/king/poisplant/tox-com.htm
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