Asparagus spp.

Asparagus spp. is toxic to cats, dogs and horses. The reported severity is moderate. Also known as Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies, Agave and Allies and Asparagus.

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

Dermatitis Abdominal Pain

The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.

About

Asparagales are a diverse order of flowering plants in the monocots. Under the APG IV system of flowering plant classification, Asparagales are the largest order of monocots with 14 families, 1,122 genera, and about 36,000 species, with members as varied as asparaguses, orchids, yuccas, irises, onions, garlics, leeks, and other alliums, daffodils, snowdrops, amaryllis, agaves, butcher's broom, agapanthuses, Solomon's seal, hyacinths, bluebells, spider plants, grasstrees, aloes, freesias, gladioli and crocuses.

Common Names

  • Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies
  • Agave and Allies
  • Asparagus
  • Wild Asparagus
  • Asparagus Subfamily
  • Sprenger's Asparagus
  • African Asparagus
  • Common Asparagus Fern
  • Spiny Asparagus
  • Cape Smilax
  • Pickleweeds
  • Climbing Asparagus
  • Redstem Asparagus
  • Wild Asparagus
  • Mediterranean Asparagus
  • Wild Asparagus
  • Grey Asparagus
  • Catthorn Asparagus
  • Vining Asparagus
  • Fire Asparagus
  • Pacific Glasswort
  • Sicklethorn
  • Weeping Asparagus
  • Zigzag Asparagus
  • Hardleaf Asparagus
  • Bush Asparagus
  • Clusterleaf Asparagus
  • Bottlebrush Asparagus
  • Burchells Asparagus

Facts

Family
Asparagaceae
In the wild
FR, GB, US, AU, SE, DE + more
Source
Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elsewhere

Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.