Chives
General poisoning notes:
Horses have been
poisoned in Japan by ingesting the leaves of chive (Allium schoenoprasum)
in early spring. Chives have escaped cultivation and have been naturalized in
various parts of Canada, but the plants are not abundant.
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Allium schoenoprasum L.
Vernacular
name(s): chives
Scientific family
name: Liliaceae
Vernacular family
name: lily
Geographic Information
Alberta, British
Columbia, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest,Territories, Nova
Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory
Toxic parts:
Leaves
Animals/Human Poisoning:
Note: When an
animal is listed without additional information, the literature (as of 1993)
contained no detailed explanation.
Horses
General symptoms of
poisoning:
Hemoglobinuria,
icterus.
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