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Rutaceae

Lemon

Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck

Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Citrus

Pets and kids

  • CatsMildly toxic
  • DogsMildly toxic
  • KidsMildly toxic
Why

Cats: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to cats. Toxic principle: Essential oils and psoralens.

Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, depression, dermatitis.

Dogs: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to dogs. Toxic principle: Essential oils and psoralens.

Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, depression, dermatitis.

Kids: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: Essential oils and psoralens.

Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, depression, dermatitis.

Lemon: Citrus x limon (Limonero) — flor y capullos - Camino del Derramador de la Algüeda, Albatera
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Is Lemon safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Lemon safe for cats?

No. Our sources call Lemon mildly toxic to cats. Toxic principle: Essential oils and psoralens. Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, depression, dermatitis.

Is Lemon safe for dogs?

No. Our sources call Lemon mildly toxic to dogs. Toxic principle: Essential oils and psoralens. Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, depression, dermatitis.

Is Lemon safe for kids?

No. Our sources call Lemon mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: Essential oils and psoralens. Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, depression, dermatitis.

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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Similar names and close relatives

A shared name doesn't mean a shared answer: check the exact plant.

  • Mandarin orange Citrus reticulatasame genusCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
  • Shaddock Citrus maximasame genusCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
  • Bitter orange Citrus × aurantiumsame genusCats: Mildly toxic; Dogs: Mildly toxic; Kids: Mildly toxic
  • Citron Citrus medicasame genusCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
  • Key lime Citrus aurantiifoliasame genusCats: Toxic; Dogs: Toxic; Kids: Mildly toxic

Common names

By language (208)
aeb
قارص, Lima 9àrca
Afrikaans
Suurlemoen
Albanian
Limoni
Amharic
ሎሚ
ang
Searoæppel
Arabic
ليمون حامض, برغموت, ليمون أضاليا, ليمون حلو, البرغموت, الليمون التونسي الحلو, الليمون الحلو, الليمون العطري
Aragonese
Limón
Armenian
Կիտրոն
ary
حامض
arz
لمون, برغموت, رانجبور
Assamese
নেমু
Asturian
Llimoneru
atj
Wamin ka ocawacicitc
azb
لیمون
Azerbaijani
Limon, Berqamot, Bergamot
ba
Лимон
Bambara
Lemuruba
Bangla
লেবু, লেবুগাছ, সাইট্রাস x লিমন, সাইট্রাস লেবু, গন্ধরাজ লেবু
bar
Limauni
Basque
Limoiondo, Limoi, Zitroin, Zitroinondo, Bergamotondo, Limondo
Belarusian
Лімон, Бэргамот
bi
Lemon
bo
ལེ་མོན།
Bosnian
Limun
Breton
Suraval
bug
Lemo pattompang
Bulgarian
Лимон, Бергамот
Burmese
ရှောက်
Cantonese
檸檬, 佛手柑, 甜檸檬
Catalan
Llimoner, Llima, Llimera, Llimó, Bergamota, Rangpur
cdo
Nìng-mùng
ce
Лимон
Central Kurdish
لیمۆ
Cherokee
ᎴᎹᏂ
Chinese
柠檬, 檸檬, 黎檬, 柠果, 洋柠檬, 益母果, 甜萊姆, 香柠檬
chy
Vé'ôhkêheóvemá'xeme
Corsican
Limonu
crh
Limon
Croatian
Limun
cv
Лимон
Czech
Citronovník, Bergamot
dag
Nyimsili
Danish
Citron, Bergamot
Divehi
ގޮމަށި
dsb
Citronowy bom, Bergamota
Dutch
Citroen, Bergamot, Rangpur
eml
Limòṅ
English
Lemon, Lemon tree, Bergamot orange, Rangpur, Bitter orange, Mandarin lime, Cláudio, Laranjeira bergamota
Esperanto
Citronujo, Citronarbo, Bergamotujo, Limedujo, Rangpura lemono
Estonian
Harilik sidrunipuu, Bergamotipuu
Ewe
Mumue
Faroese
Sitrón
Filipino
Kalamansî, Punò ng kalamansî
Finnish
Sitruuna, Bergamotti
French
Citronnier, Citron, Bergamote, Rangpur, Bergamotier
frr
Sitroon, Bergamotte, Rangpur-Limet, Swet Limet
fur
Limon
Galician
Limoeiro, Bergamoteira, Bergamota
gan
檸檬
Georgian
Ლიმონი, Ბერგამოტი
German
Zitrone, Citrone, Zitronenbaum, Bergamotte, Rangpur, Volkamer Zitrone
glk
ترش لیمو
Greek
Λεμόνι, Λεμονιά, Κιτρέα η λιμεττία, Περγαμόντο, Περγαμινέα, Περγαμοντιά, Περγαμότο
gsw
Zitrone
Gujarati
લીંબુ, મોસંબી
gv
Limon
Haitian Creole
Sitron
hak
Nên-mûng
Hausa
Lemun tsami
Hebrew
לימון, לימון מתוק, תפוז ברגמוט
Hindi
नीबू, मौसम्बी
hsb
Citronowc, Bergamota
Hungarian
Citrom, Európai citrom, Közönséges citrom, Valódi citrom, Bergamottnarancs
hyw
Կիտրոն
Icelandic
Sítróna, Ilmappelsína
Iloko
Limon
Indonesian
Sitrun, Lemon, Jeruk bergamot
io
Citrono, Bergamoto, Limeto
Irish
Líomóid
Italian
Limone, Bergamotti, Bergamotto, Limetta dolce italiana
Japanese
レモン, れもん, レモンの木, 檸檬, ベルガモット
Javanese
Lémon
jbo
Pelnimre
kaa
Limon
Kannada
ನಿಂಬೆ, ಮೂಸಂಬಿ
Kazakh
Лимон, Bergamot, Бергамот, بەرگاموت
kbp
Akaŋgaa
kge
Limun
Khmer
ក្រូចឆ្មារ
ki
Mũtimũ
Kinyarwanda
Dimu
koi
Лимон, Бергамот
Korean
레몬, 베르가못 오렌지, 베르가못오렌지
ks
لیٚومٛب
Kurdish
Lîmon
kv
Лимон, Бергамот
kw
Lymmaval
Kyrgyz
Лимон
lad
Limon
lah
نمبو
Lao
ໝາກນາວ
Latin
Limon, Lemin
Latvian
Citrons
lbe
Бергамот
lez
Лимон
li
Setroen
lij
Çetron
Lingala
Ndímo
Lithuanian
Tikrasis citrinmedis
Luxembourgish
Zitroun, Bergamott
lzh
柠檬
Macedonian
Лимон, Бергамот
Maithili
नेबो
Malagasy
Voasarimakirana, Makira, Vodin'ny tsôha matsiko
Malay
Lemon, Limau bergamot
Malayalam
നാരകം, ബർഗമോട്ട് ഓറഞ്ച്, മുസംബി
Maltese
Lumija, Siġra tal-lumi
Marathi
लिंबू, मोसंबी
Mongolian
Нимбэг
mos
Lembur-miisga
mrj
Лимон, Бергамот
mwl
Limoneiro, Lhimón
mzn
لیموئیرو
nah
Limacuahuitl
nan
Lê-bóng
nds
Zitroun, Bergamott, Bergamotte
Nepali
कागती, निबुवा, मौसम
Northern Sotho
Lemone
Norwegian Bokmål
Sitrontre, Citronen, Sitron, Sitrustre, Bergamott
Norwegian Nynorsk
Sitron, Bergamott
nov
Limon
Occitan
Citron
Odia
ଲେମ୍ବୁ
Oromo
Loomii
os
Лимон, Бергамот
pam
Lemon
pap
Lamunchi
Pashto
ليمو
pcd
Limon
Persian
لیموترش, ترنج, لیمو شیرین
Polish
Cytryna zwyczajna, Pomarańcza bergamota, Bergamota, Bergamotka
Portuguese
Limão, Limoeiro, Limão-cravo
Punjabi
ਨਿੰਬੂ
Quechua
Puquy k'allku
roa
Lemone, Arvule d'u lemone
rom
Limun
Romanian
Lămâi, Bergamotă portocală
Romansh
Citrona
rue
Цітрон
rup
Limońiu
ruq
Limonă
Russian
Лимон, Лимонное дерево, Бергамот, Рангпур
sah
Лимон
Sanskrit
जम्बीरम्, मधुपाकफलम्
sat
ᱞᱤᱢᱵᱩ
sc
Limone
scn
Lumiuni, Limunara, Limuni, Lumiunara, Pedi di lumiuni
sco
Lemon
Scottish Gaelic
Liomaid
se
Sitrovdna
Serbian
Лимун, Бергамот
Serbian (Latin)
Limun
sgs
Cėtrėna
shn
တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၽႃႈလူင်, တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇသၼၢဝ်း, မၢၵ်ႇဝၢၼ်
Shona
Mandimu
Sindhi
ليمون, ترنج, موسمبي
Sinhala
රට දෙහි
Slovak
Citrón, Citrónovník limetový
Slovenian
Limona, Bergamotka, Bergamot
sms
Sitruun
Somali
Liin dhanaan
Spanish
Limonero, Limón, Bergamota, Bergamoto
Sundanese
Jeruk lémon
Swahili
Limau, Mlimau, Mndimu Mtamu
Swedish
Citron, Bergamott, Limett, Bergamot, Citrus ×limon. Bergamia-Gruppen
syl
ꠍꠤꠟꠐ ꠟꠦꠝ꠆ꠛꠥ
szl
Citrōna
Tajik
Лиму, Турунҷ
Tamil
எலுமிச்சை, சாத்துக்குடி
Tatar
Лимун, Лимон
tcy
ನಾರಾಂಗಾಯಿ ಪುಲಿ
tdd
ᥛᥣᥐᥱ ᥕᥤᥢᥲ
Telugu
నిమ్మ
Thai
เลมอน
Tongan
Lemani
Tsonga
Lamula
tum
Zobala
Turkish
Limon, Bergamot, Bergamut
Turkmen
Limon
tyv
Лимон
udm
Лимон, Бергамот
Ukrainian
Лимон, Лимонний сік, Цитрина, 🍋, Бергамот, Рангпур
Urdu
لیموں
Uyghur
لىمون
Uzbek
Limon, Xitoy limoni, Meyer Limoni
ve
Tshikavhavhe
vec
Limonara
vep
Limon
Vietnamese
Chanh vàng, Cam Bergamot, Chanh kiên
vls
Citroen
war
Limon
Welsh
Lemon, Oren bergamot
Western Frisian
Sitroen
Wolof
Limoŋ
wuu
柠檬, 香柠檬
Yiddish
לימענע, בערגאמאט
Zulu
Umhlina, U- lamula, Ulamula
zza
Lêmone, Līmōn, Līmūn

Synonyms

  • Citrus adamii Risso
  • Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia (Risso & Poit.) Engl.
  • Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia (Risso) Wight & Arn.
  • Citrus aurantium var. mellarosa (Risso) Engl.
  • Citrus aurata Risso
  • Citrus aurata var. gordonia Risso
  • Citrus bergamia (Risso) Risso & Poit.
  • Citrus bergamia subsp. mellarosa (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano
  • Citrus bergamia var. parva Risso
  • Citrus bergamia var. vulgaris Risso
  • Citrus bergamota Raf.
  • Citrus dimorphocarpa Lush.
  • Citrus gordonia (Risso) Risso
  • Citrus limetta Risso
  • Citrus limetta subsp. murcica S.Ríos, D.Rivera, García Lidón & Obón
  • Citrus limettioides Yu.Tanaka
  • Citrus limodulcis D.Rivera, Obón, F.Méndez & S.Ríos
  • Citrus limon var. pompia Camarda
  • Citrus limonelloides Hayata
  • Citrus limonia Osbeck
  • Citrus limonia var. digitata Risso
  • Citrus limonia var. limetta (Risso) Engl.
  • Citrus limonum Risso
  • Citrus lumia Risso
  • Citrus medica f. limon (L.) M.Hiroe
  • Citrus medica f. limon (L.) Hiroë
  • Citrus medica subsp. limonia (Risso) Hook.f.
  • Citrus medica subsp. limonum (Risso) Engl.
  • Citrus medica var. limetta (Risso) Engl.
  • Citrus medica var. limon L.
  • Citrus medica var. limonum (Risso) Brandis
  • Citrus mellarosa Risso
  • Citrus mellarosa var. plena Risso
  • Citrus mellarosa var. vulgaris Risso
  • Citrus meyeri Yu.Tanaka
  • Citrus meyerii Yu.Tanaka
  • Citrus sarbati Tanaka
  • Citrus sarcodactylis Hoola van Nooten
  • Citrus volkameriana Pasq.
  • Citrus volkameriana

and 2 more.

Flowers

In flower
May, December (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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.