Cestrum spp. is toxic to horses. The reported severity is severe. Also known as Cestrums, Night Jessamine and Green Cestrum.
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.
Liver Failure Weight Loss Depression Jaundice Stiffness Recumbency
The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.
Cestrum is a genus of — depending on authority — 150-250 species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southernmost United States south to the Bío-Bío Region in central Chile. They are colloquially known as cestrums or jessamines.
Also recorded as Flowering Jessamine, inkberries, jessamine and jessamines.
More from the Solanaceae family:
Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.