Poisonous Plant Topics

There are a number of plants that cause liver damage including:

• Crotolaria (rattle box)
• Heliotropium
• Amsinckia (fiddleneck)
• Senecio (ragwort and groundsel)
• Alsike Clover (Trifolium)
• Kleingrass (Panicum)

Often the toxin is pyrrolizidine a potent liver toxic alkaloid. This article contains information on identifying these plants, symptoms, treatment and prevention.

A comprehensive list of common and uncommon causes of poisoning in horses.