RE: [CH] Spray
Mary & Riley (uGuys@ChileGarden.com)
Thu, 18 May 2000 13:22:50 -0700
> > Have great bed of Pyracanthea [sp?] I started last year to have
> a source of
> > organic pesticide.
> This is the first I've ever heard of pyracantha being poisonous. I know
> the fruits are not only not poisonous, but completely edible by
>
> --- Brent
Perhaps it's toxic to some insects. I found contradictory statements about
it.
It's listed as poisonous to rabbits here:
http://home.stlnet.com/~mlhenson/rabbits-398.htm
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Pyracantha spp.
Common Name: Firethorn
Frequency: 1,467
Active Toxin(s) (if any): Probably none
Symptoms (if any): Probably none
Note the above url--maybe the webmaster doesn't really like kids, since
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http://www.fau.edu/divdept/science/envsci/poison-pl.html
Pyracantha Pyracantha coccinea Seeds & leaves poisonous
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Also
Cann, H. M.; Verhulst, H. L. (1958) Bird of Paradise (Caesalpina
gilliesie (Hook), Fam. Leguminosae), Pyracantha cocinea, Fam
Rosaceae. Natl Clearinghouse Poison Control Centers Bull
1958(Nov):3-5
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And from http://www.calpoison.org/public/plants.html
Which plants are most commonly involved
in calls to the Poison Center?
Thirty types of plants account for the majority of plant calls to California
Poison Centers. They are listed below in descending order of frequency of
calls. Most plant calls to the Poison Center (almost one in 10) involve an
unidentified plant.
Plant name, Toxicity
Unidentified plant, unknown
Philodendron family, oxalates
Pyracantha species, non-toxic
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Riley