St John’s wort is a medicinal and toxic plant and is categorized into the family of the Hypericaceae. The plant has shining yellow petals that become red when you squelch them in your hand. The St John’s wort grows at shady places The St John’s wort grows in whole Europe. The plant prefers all…
Aquilegias grow in many parts of the world not only as a wild plant, but also as an ornamental plant in the garden. This is a great danger for horses and other animals because the plant has toxic components. Aquilegias – family of Ranunculus Aquilegias belong to the family of Ranunculus. The plant is known…
Almost all parts of the yew are toxic. Especially horses are in danger of the poisonous substances. When needles, wood or bark enter the organism this can cause death. Even if the number of yews declined massively during the last decades there still are enough trees that represent a great danger for horses and other…
The name of the plant only says half of the truth. This plant does not only have toxic effects on dogs but also on horses. More than 30 leaves can cause death. The Dogbane Family, also called Apocynaceae, is a whole family of plants and stands for more than 4500 species. Most of these species…
In former times physicians used this plant as a medication for horses which suffered from worms. In general there always were immense side effects due to the toxic substances of this plant. Therefore one needs to avoid any contact with tansy. Tansy is categorized into the daisy family and its flowers have a distinctive outward…