Aloysia triphylla

Aloysia triphylla is toxic to cats, dogs and horses. The reported severity is moderate. Also known as Lemon Verbena.

dogs cats horses

Mild Moderate Severe Critical

If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.

Symptoms to watch for

Vomiting Diarrhea Colic Abdominal Pain

The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.

About

Aloysia citrodora, lemon verbena, is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native to South America. Other common names include lemon beebrush. It was brought to Europe by the Spanish and the Portuguese in the 17th century and cultivated for its oil.

Common Names

  • Lemon Verbena

Also recorded as Lemon beebrush and lemon-verbena.

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Facts

Family
Verbenaceae
In the wild
BR, EC, AR, ES, MX, US + more
Source
Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elsewhere

Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.