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Image JPEG image Primrose
Primrose plants (Primula vulgaris) may be seen in hedge bottoms during the spring. The plant is reputed to have mild toxic effects (vomiting) in humans. It is not known to be toxic to rabbits, but it is better to leave the plant alone for others to enjoy.
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Image JPEG image Ragwort
Common ragwort (Senecio jacobea) is well known as a poisonous weed. It has attractive yellow flowers and easily recognisable leaves. It also has a very unattractive taste to rabbits and other mammals. When dried or if there is nothing else to eat, animals might eat it. The toxins cause permanent and sometimes fatal liver damage in horses and it should be pulled up in pastures where horses graze or meadows that hay is taken from. In verges and other places where horses do not graze it is can be left alone as it is an important plant for wildlife notably the Cinnabar moth. Although there are no reported cases of ragwort poisoning in rabbits, it is better not to pick it even though it is unlikely to be eaten.
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Image JPEG image Ragwort rosettes
Common ragwort (Senecio jacobea) is a biennial plant and in the first year, it only has leaves organized in a rosette (illustrated) that may not be recognised as ragwort. It flowers in the second year (June till October). After the plant has produced seeds, it dies but the seeds can survive for many years. Although it is unlikely that rabbits will eat them, it is better not to pick the leaves.
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Image JPEG image Snowdrops
Snowdrops (Galanthus spp.) are often among the plants that are listed as toxic for rabbits. This is because the bulbs contain toxins, and the leaves might do as well. If rabbits are in a garden with snowdrops, they will not the leaves until they start to wither and die. They are not harmful at this stage. Although it unlikely that rabbits will eat snowdrop leaves, if they have other forage, it is sensible not to pick the leaves or flowers for rabbits.
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Image Sorrel
Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is a relative of the broad-leaved dock and has been cultivated for centuries. It can be found in meadows, verges and hedgerows. It is sometimes used in soups or its leaves used in salads. However, it has a sharp taste due to the oxalic acid it contains. It also has a laxative effect in humans if it is ingested in large quantities. Rabbits seldom eat it.
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Image JPEG image Sycamore
Sycamores ( Acer pseudoplatanus) are common trees in UK. The leaves are not palatable to rabbits although they may like to eat the dried leaves as they fall in the autumn. The seeds and seedlings are toxic to horses if they eat too many.
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Image JPEG image Traveller's Joy
Traveller's joy or Old Man's Beard (Clematis vitalba) is a climbing plant that is a member of the buttercup family. It is found entwined around plants in hedgerows. It is listed as poisonous to humans but like many toxic plants, it is also used in herbal medicine. It's effects on rabbits are unknown. It is better left unpicked
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Image JPEG image Wild Cherry
Wild cherry (Prunus avium) is a common tree in UK. The leaves contain cyanogenic glycoside. The leaves, twigs and branches should not be offered to rabbits.
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Image JPEG image Wild garlic
Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) is a common woodland plant with abundant leaves that smell strongly of garlic. It grows from bulbs and, like all other bulbous plants, it is not suitable as a forage plant for rabbits.
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Image JPEG image Woody nightshade
Woody nightshade or Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) is a climbing plant that can be found in woodland and hedges. The berries are poisonous. It is a different plant from Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). The leaves of Woody nightshade are not easily identifiable but there is usually a flower somewhere on the plant that makes the identity certain. It is unlikely that rabbits will eat the leaves, but it is better if they do not have the opportunity to do so.
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