I have just spent more than an hour searching for the infographic that shares which green things are most certainly inedible for rabbits and come up empty handed.
Because I never want to go through this again, I’ll simply post what I have found about the naturally occuring substances our rabbits should not consume. This particular list is courtesy of Adoptarabbit.com:
Toxic Plants
Following is a partial list of plants that rabbits should not eat. This list is a compilation of lists from various sources.
- Where available, the parts of the plants to be avoided are included enclosed in parentheses.
- The exclusion of a specific plant from this list does not indicate that the plant is safe. For a list of fruits and vegetables suitable for rabbit comsumption, please see our ABC’s of Rabbit Safe Vegetables and Fruits.
- Plants commonly known by more than one name may occur multiple times in the list.
- If you suspect your rabbit has ingested an unsafe plant, please call your vet and/or your local poison control center or the National Animal Poison Control Center at 1-888-426-4435 (credit card charge).
- For more information, please see our links at the bottom of this page.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R |
| S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| A | ||
|---|---|---|
| Agave (leaves) Almond Aloe Amaryllis (bulbs) Andromeda |
Anemone Angel’s Trumpet Apple (seeds) Apricot (all parts except fruit) |
Asian Lilly Asparagus Fern Australian Nut Autumn Crocus Avacado (leaves) Azalea (leaves) |
| B | ||
| Balsam pear (seeds, outer rind of fruit) Baneberry (berries, roots) Barbados Lilly Begonia Betel-nut Palm Bird of Paradise (seeds) Bitter Cherry (seeds) Bittersweet (American & European) |
Black Nightshade Black Walnut (hulls) Bloodroot Bluebonnet Boston Ivy Buddhist Pine Busy Lizzie Buttercup (leaves) Black Locust (seeds,bark, sprouts, foliage) |
Blue-green algae (some forms toxic) Bloodroot Boxwood (leaves,twigs) Bracken fern Branching Ivy Buckeye (seeds) Buckthorn (berries, fruit, bark) Bull Nettle Buttercup (sap, bulbs) |
| C | ||
| Cactus Thorn Caladium Calendula Calico Bush Calla Lilly (rhizome, leaves) Caladiur (leaves) Carnation Carolina Jessamine Castor Bean (seed, leaves – castor oil) Celastrus Ceriman Chalice vine (all parts) |
Cherry tree (bark, twig, leaves, pits) China Doll Chinaberry tree Chinese Bellflower Chinese Lantern Chinese Evergreen Choke Cherry (seeds) Christmas Candle (sap) Christmas Rose Chrysanthemum Cineraria Clematis Climbing Nightshade |
Clivia (a.k.a Kaffir Lily) Coffee Bean Cone Flower Coral plant (seeds) Cordatum Corn Plant Cowbane Cowslip Crown of Thorns Cuban Laurel Cuckoopint (all parts) Cutleaf Philodendron Cycads Cyclamen |
| D | ||
| Daffodil (bulbs) Daisy Daphne (berries, bark) Datura (berries) Day Lily |
Deadly Amanita (all parts) Deadly Nightshade Death Camas (all parts) Delphinium (all parts) Devil’s Ivy |
Dieffenbachia (leaves) Dogbane Dracaena Dumb Cane Dutchman’s Breeches |
| E | ||
| Easter Lilly Eggplant (all but fruit) |
Elderberry (unripe berries, roots, stems) Elephant Ear (leaves, stem) Emerald Feather |
English Laurel English Ivy (berries, leaves) Eucalyptus |
| F | ||
| False Hellebore False Henbane (all parts) False Parsley |
Fiddle Leaf Fig Fireweed Flamingo Plant |
Florida Beauty Flowering Maple Flowering Tobacco Foxglove (leaves, seeds) |
| G | ||
| Garden Sorrel Geranium German Ivy Ghostweed (all parts) |
Giant Touch-me-not Glacier Ivy Gladiola Glory Lilly |
Gold Dust Golden Chain (all parts) Golden Pothos Green Gold |
| H | ||
| Hahn’s Ivy Hairy Vetch Hart Ivy Hawaiian Ti Heartleaf Philodendron Heavenly Bamboo |
Hemlock, Poison (all parts) Hemlock, Water (all parts) Henbane (seeds) Hogwart Holly (berries) Horse Chestnut (nuts, twigs) |
Horsehead Philodendron Horsetail Reed Hurricane Plant Hyacinth (bulbs) Hydrangea |
| I | ||
| Impatiens Indian Hemp Indian Rubber |
Indian Turnip (all parts) Indigo Inkberry |
Iris (bulbs) Ivy, Boston & English (berries, leaves) |
| J | ||
| Jack-in-the-Pulpit (all parts) Japanese Euonymus Japanese Show Lily Japanese Yew Jasmine |
Java Bean (uncooked bean) Jerusalem Cherry (berries) Jessamine Jimson Weed (leaves, seeds) |
Johnson Grass Jonquil Juniper (needles, stems, berries) |
| L | ||
| Laburnum (all parts) Lace Fern Lacy Tree Philodendron Lady Slipper |
Lantana (immature berries) Larkspur (all parts) Laurel (all parts) Laurel Cherry Lily of the Valley (all parts) |
Lima Bean (uncooked bean) Lobelia (all parts) Locoweed (all parts) Lords and Ladies (all parts) Lupine |
| M | ||
| Macadamia Nut Madagascar Dragon Tree Manchineel Tree Marbel Queen Marijuana (leaves) Marsh Marigold Mauna Loa Peace Lily Mayapple (all parts except fruit) |
Meadow Saffron Medicine Plant Mesquite Mexican Breadfruit Mescal Bean (seeds) Milk Bush Milkweed Mistletoe (berries) |
Mock Orange (fruit) Monkshood (leaves, roots) Moonflower Morning Glory (all parts) Mother-in-law Mountain Laurel Mushrooms (some) Mustard (root) |
| N | ||
| Nandina Narcissus (bulbs) |
Needlepoint Ivy Nephtytis Nicotiana |
Nightshades (berries, leaves) Nutmeg |
| O | ||
| Oak (acorns, foliage) | Oleander (leaves, branches, nectar) | Oxalis |
| P | ||
| Panda Parlor Ivy Parsnip Patience Plant Peace Lily Peach (leaves, twigs, seeds) Pear (seeds) Pencil Cactus Peony |
Periwinkle Peyote Philodendron (leaves, stem) Plum (seeds) Plumosa Fern Poinsettia (leaves, flowers) Poison Hemlock Poison Ivy Poison Oak Poison sumac |
Pokeweed Poppy Potato (eyes & new shoots, green parts) Precatory Bean Primrose Primula Privet (all parts) Purple Thornapple |
| Q | ||
| Queensland Nut | ||
| R | ||
| Ranunculus Red Emerald Red Lily |
Red Princess Rhododendron (all parts) Rhubarb (leaves) |
Ribbon Plant Ripple Ivy Rosary Pea (seeds) Rubrum Lily |
| S | ||
| Sago Palm Schefflera Self-branching Ivy Sennabean Shamrock Plant Silver Pothos Skunk Cabbage (all parts) |
Snake Palm Snowdrop (all parts) Snow-on-the-Mountain (all parts) Solomon’s Seal Spindleberry Split Leaf Philodendron |
Star of Bethlehem Stinkweed String of Pearls Sweet Pea (seeds and fruit) Sweet Potato Sweetheart Ivy Swiss Cheese Plant |
| T | ||
| Tansy Taro Vine Thornapple |
Tiger Lily Toadstools Tobacco (leaves) |
Tomato (leaves, vines) Tree Philodendron Tulip (bulb) |
| U | ||
| Umbrella Plant | ||
| V | ||
| Vetch (Hairy) Vinca |
Violet (seeds) | Virginia Creeper (berries, sap) |
| W | ||
| Walnuts (hulls, green shells) Water Hemlock Weeping Fig |
Western Lily Wild Carrots Wild Cucumber Wild Parsnip |
Wild Peas Wisteria (all parts) Wood Lily Wood-rose |
| Y | ||
| Yam Bean (roots, immature pods) | Yellow Jasmine | Yew (needles, seeds, berries) Yucca |
For more information…
University of Illinois Toxic Plants Database
ASPCA Poison Control Center
San Diego chapter of HRS Poisonous Plants Page
Mad Hatter Rabbits & MicroFarm 