Plants safe for kids, and plants toxic to young children
Every plant here was checked against poison control centers and university extension services. A plant is listed as safe only when a cited source says it is non-toxic to young children, and every entry links to its sources.
We have checked 467 plants so far: 1 non-toxic to young children, 7 toxic or mildly toxic, and 263 we can't call yet. The list grows as we check more.
Also for cats and dogs, or check any plant.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
Safe for kids (1)
Each one has a cited source that calls it non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
Jade plantCrassula ovataNon-toxic
Sources: chop.edu, poison.org
Photo: Gutiérrez Esther, CC BY-SA 4.0
Toxic to kids (7)
Most dangerous first. Includes plants our sources call mildly toxic; each card says which, and how severe.
PothosEpipremnum aureumMildly toxic, moderate
Sources: poison.org, ncsu.edu
Photo: Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0
Peace lilySpathiphyllum wallisiiMildly toxic, moderate
Sources: poison.org, ncsu.edu
Photo: Paulo Roberto C M Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0
Swiss cheese plantMonstera deliciosaMildly toxic
Photo: André Nogueira Thomas, CC BY 4.0
Rubber plantFicus elasticaMildly toxic
Source: clemson.edu
Photo: VuThiAnh, CC0
Fiddle-leaf figFicus lyrataMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0
ZZ plantZamioculcas zamiifoliaMildly toxic
Source: ncsu.edu
Photo: Andrew Deacon, CC0
Aloe veraAloe veraMildly toxic
Sources: ncsu.edu, kansaspoisoncenter.com
Photo: thalia, CC BY-SA 4.0