See MSU Extension Bulletin 122, Range Plants of Montana, for more information on toxic range plants.ĭaffodil (Narcissus spp.) BY CHERYL MOORE-GOUGH Many range plants not commonly found around the home landscape are also toxic. Call the Montana Poison Center at 1-80 and take a specimen of the suspect plant material with you to the hospital. If someone has ingested a poisonous plant, keep him or her calm and warm.
What will actually happen depends upon the inherent toxicity of the plant, the parts contacted or ingested (leaves, stems, fruit, bark), the time of year, stage of growth, the amount of material with which the person has come into contact and the age, weight and sensitivity of that person.
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Further, the effects of poisonous plants range from slight skin irritation to illness or death. For example, some people go into shock after eating peanuts. Some people may develop an allergic reaction to plants that are harmless to most other people. New cultivars of some plants may be developed that are less (or more) toxic than the parent species. The following plant list is not all-inclusive. Understand what they can do if misused then enjoy their beauty throughout the year. Most toxic ornamentals are beautiful plants that deserve a place in the landscape. Most ranchers understand that death camas, water hemlock, white loco and some other range plants can cause serious loss of livestock when grazed.īut how many Montana homeowners know that some common ornamentals can cause serious illness or even death if ingested? This discussion is not meant to frighten but to inform and will be particularly helpful in households where small children are allowed to roam freely over the property.
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