Asparagaceae
Cast iron plant
Aspidistra elatior
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Aspidistra
Pets and kids
- CatsSafe
- DogsSafe
- KidsSafe
Why
Cats: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Cast Iron Plant - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Dogs: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Cast Iron Plant - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Kids: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
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Is Cast iron plant safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Cast iron plant safe for cats?
Our sources call Cast iron plant non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Cast Iron Plant - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Is Cast iron plant safe for dogs?
Our sources call Cast iron plant non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Toxic and Non-toxic Plants: Cast Iron Plant - ASPCA ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Is Cast iron plant safe for kids?
Our sources call Cast iron plant non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
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.
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- دريقة عالية
- arz
- دريقه عاليه
- Bulgarian
- Високо семейно щастие
- Cantonese
- 一葉蘭
- Chinese
- 蜘蛛抱蛋, 一葉蘭
- Czech
- Kořenokvětka vyšší
- English
- Cast iron plant, Bar-room plant
- Finnish
- Tuonenkielo
- Galician
- Aspidistra
- Japanese
- ハラン, バラン
- Korean
- 엽란
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Ungkarstrøst
- Persian
- برگ عبایی
- Slovenian
- Navadna ščitovka
- Swedish
- Aspidistra
- Telugu
- ఆస్పీడిస్ట్రా ఇలేటిఓర్
- Thai
- บัวดอย, ผู้เฒ่าลืมไม้เท้า
- war
- Aspidistra
Synonyms
- Aspidistra elatior var. elatior
- Aspidistra punctata var. albomaculata Hook.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, October to December (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Miha Jurić, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:Nino Barbieri, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: m a, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Nick T., CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Picture taken by: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M Blue Horn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rocío Esmeralda Pose, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Digigalos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ethan Hernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Joseph Hubbard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Digigalos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: bridget marquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.