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Image Goose grass
Goosegrass (Gallium aparine) is also known as 'cleavers' or 'stickyweed'. It is a common plant that can be found climbing over hedges and at the edge of woodland. The stems, leaves, and seeds of this plant have numerous down-turned prickles that stick to clothing and animal fur. Although the plant is edible, it is not suitable for fluffy rabbits, such as Angoras because the leaves, stems, and seeds get caught in the fur causing mats. It is not an easy plant to handle. It often grows among nettles so there is a risk of being stung as well as have your clothes covered in sticky seeds.
Located in Media / / FORAGING / PLANTS TO AVOID
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.
Located in Media / / FORAGING / PLANTS TO AVOID
Image JPEG image Daffodils (and other plants from bulbs)
The leaves, stems and bulbs of daffodils (Narcissus spp.) contain a toxic alkaloid, lycorine. The concentrations of the alkaloid are highest in the outer layers of the bulbs. There are no reports of toxicity in rabbits but the bulbs are known to be poisonous in other species, especially humans who may mistake them for onions. Many plants from bulbs are potentially toxic so it is inadvisable to pick the leaves or flowers when foraging for rabbits. However, they are unlikely to eat them.
Located in Media / / FORAGING / PLANTS TO AVOID
Image JPEG image Hemlock plants
Hemlock may grow in clumps on roadsides, waste ground, field edges, path edges, meadows, and poorly drained soil near streams or ditches. This photograph was taken in a field next to a river near York in July.
Located in Media / / PLANT TOXICITY / HEMLOCK
Image JPEG image Hemlock stems
Hemlock (Conium maculatum) is easy to differentiate from other umbelliferae plants by the red blotches on the smooth, hairless shiny stems.
Located in Media / / PLANT TOXICITY / HEMLOCK
Image JPEG image Giant Hogweed leaves
The leaves of Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) are large. They can grow to over 1 meter in width.
Located in Media / / PLANT TOXICITY / GIANT HOGWEED
Image JPEG image Giant Hogweed stems
The stems of Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) are hollow bright green and hairy. They often have purple/red spots or blotches like some other poisonous plants i.e. Hemlock (Conium maculatum) and Cuckoo Pint (Arum maculatum).
Located in Media / / PLANT TOXICITY / GIANT HOGWEED
Image JPEG image Giant Hogweed leaf edges
The leaf edges of Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) are very different from the smoth edges of Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium). Giant Hogweed leaf edge are jagged and sharp.
Located in Media / / PLANT TOXICITY / GIANT HOGWEED
Image JPEG image Cuckoo Pint leaves
The bright green leaves of Cuckoo PInt (Arum maculatum) can look enticing among the sparse vegetation in March but it is better to leave them alone.
Located in Media / / PLANT TOXICITY / CUCKOO PINT
Image JPEG image Cuckoo pint leaves with speckles
The latin name for Cuckoo pint is Arum maculatum. Maculatum means spotted and plants called ‘maculatum’ are said to have grown under the cross and been speckled with Christ’s blood.
Located in Media / / PLANT TOXICITY / CUCKOO PINT