Cordyline spp. is toxic to small mammals. The reported severity is critical. Also known as Cabbage Trees And Allies, Ti and New Zealand Cabbage Tree.
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.
Extreme Stomach Pain Abdominal Pain Hyper Salivaton Drooling Skin Irritation Difficulty Breathing Cardiac Failure
The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.
Cordyline is a genus of about 24 species of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. The subfamily has previously been treated as a separate family Laxmanniaceae, or Lomandraceae. Other authors have placed the genus in the Agavaceae. Cordyline is native to the western Pacific Ocean region, from New Zealand, eastern Australia, southeastern Asia and Polynesia, with one species found in southeastern South America.
Also recorded as Cordyline.
More from the Asparagaceae family:
Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.