Spurge-laurel
General poisoning notes:
Spurge-laurel (Daphne
laureola) is an ornamental shrub that is poisonous to animals that ingest
it. The Daphne species listed in this information system cause few cases
of poisoning, but children or family pets can be affected. See additional
information under general notes of Daphnemezereum.
Description
The spurge laurel
(Daphne laureola) is an up to 1 meter tall bush with a handful of
leaves on top of the straight, thin, almost not branched stems. The leaves are
hard and perennial, obovate –so, larger in the opposite to the petiole half-
6-12 x 2-3 cm size, cuneate towards the petiole, with entire margin and shiny
top face. The species is named spurge laurel because these leaves. The naked
stem displays marks of the fallen leaves. The spurge laurel starts blossom at
the end of winter. The flowers born in bunches at the axile of the leaves.
They've just one perianth as a yellow greenish tube that ends in 4 pieces. The
fruit is a black, toxic berry. The spurge laurel can live in the shadow, so
it's found in oakwoods.
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Daphne laureola L.
Vernacular
name(s): spurge-laurel
Scientific family
name: Thymelaeaceae
Vernacular family
name: mezereum
Geographic Information
Plant or plant
parts used in or around the home.
Toxic parts:
All parts, bark, flowers,
leaves, mature fruit.
Toxic plant chemicals:
Daphnetoxin,dihydroxycoumarin,
mezerein.
Animals/Human Poisoning:
Note: When an
animal is listed without additional information, the literature (as of 1993)
contained no detailed explanation.
Cats
Dogs
Humans
General symptoms of
poisoning:
abdominal
pains
diarrhea
dysphagia
mouth,
irritation of
salivation
thirsty.
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