Lythraceae

Pomegranate

Punica granatum L.

Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Punica

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsToxic

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Toxic

Toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: pelletierine alkaloids (pelletierine, isopelletierine, pseudopelletierine).

Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, convulsions.

Pomegranate (Punica granatum) — FlowerPhoto: Proteros, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Is Pomegranate safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Pomegranate safe for cats?

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Pomegranate safe for dogs?

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Pomegranate safe for kids?

No. Our sources call Pomegranate toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: pelletierine alkaloids (pelletierine, isopelletierine, pseudopelletierine). Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, convulsions.

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.

See all cat-safe plants, dog-safe plants and child-safe plants.

Common names

By language (142)

aeb: رمّان
Afrikaans: Pomegranaat
Albanian: Shega
Amharic: ሩማን
ang: Africanisc æppel
Arabic: رمان, الرمان, اللفان, ثمرة غرناطة, جلنار, دبس رمان, زهر الرمان, قشر رمان
Aragonese: Mengranera, Minglanera
Armenian: Նուռ
arz: الرمان
Asturian: Almingranal
azb: نار
Azerbaijani: Adi nar
ban: Delima
Bangla: বেদানা, আনার, ডালিম
Basque: Mingranondo
Belarusian: Гранат
Bhojpuri: अनार
bik: Granada
bo: སེ་འབྲུ།
Bosnian: Šipak
Bulgarian: Нар
Burmese: သလဲပင်
Cantonese: 石榴
Catalan: Magraner, Mangraner
Central Kurdish: ھەنار
Chinese: 石榴, 丹若, 安石榴, 山力叶, 甜石榴, 白石榴, 白石榴根, 白石榴花
Corsican: Mela granata
Croatian: Nar, Granat, Granat-jabuka, Mogranj, Uličar, Šipak
Czech: Marhaník granátový, Granátové jablko, Marhaník obecný
Danish: Granatæble
Dutch: Granaatappel
English: Pomegranate, Anar, Pomegranate tree
Esperanto: Granato
Estonian: Granaatõun
Filipino: Granada
Finnish: Granaattiomena, Granaattiomenapuu
French: Grenadier commun, Grenadier
Galician: Milgrandeira
Georgian: Ბროწეული
German: Granatapfel, Granatapfelbaum
glk: انار
Greek: Ροδιά, Ρόδι
Gujarati: દાડમ
Haitian Creole: Grenad
hak: Sa̍k-liù
Hebrew: רימון מצוי
hif: Anaar
Hindi: अनार
hsb: Wšědny granatowc
Hungarian: Gránátalma, Grenadin
Icelandic: Granatepli
Indonesian: Delima
Irish: Pomagrainít
Italian: Melograno
Japanese: ザクロ, 柘榴, 石榴, 若榴
Javanese: Delima
kaa: Anar
kab: Asfir
Kannada: ದಾಳಿಂಬೆ
Kazakh: Анар
kge: Dalima
Khmer: Pomegranate
Kinyarwanda: Umukomamanga
Konkani: दाळींब
Korean: 석류나무
ks: دٲن
Kurdish: Hinar
lad: Nar
lah: انار
Latvian: Granātābols
lbe: Сунув
lfn: Granada
Lithuanian: Paprastasis granatmedis
Luxembourgish: Granatapel
lzh: 石榴
Macedonian: Калинка, Нар
mad: Dhelima
Maithili: अनार
Malagasy: Ampongabendanitra
Malay: Delima
Malayalam: മാതളനാരകം, ഉറുമാൻപഴം
Maltese: Rummiena, Rummien
Marathi: डाळिंब
mnc: ᡠᠰᡝᡵᡳ
Mongolian: Анар
mwl: Román
mzn: انار
nah: Ezxocotl
nan: Sia̍h-liû
Nepali: दारिम
Norwegian Bokmål: Granateple
Norwegian Nynorsk: Granateple, Granatepletre
os: Хуымæтæджы гранат
Pashto: انار
Persian: انار
pms: Pom granà
Polish: Granatowiec właściwy
Portuguese: Romã
Punjabi: ਅਨਾਰ
Quechua: Apinkuya
Romanian: Rodie
Russian: Гранат обыкновенный
Sanskrit: दाडिमफलम्
sat: ᱰᱟᱹᱞᱤᱢ
sc: Melagranada
sco: Garnet
Serbian: Нар
Serbian (Latin): Šipak
shi: Adɣaɣ
shn: တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၸင်ႈ
Sindhi: ڏاڙهون, انار, پوميگرينيٽ
Slovak: Granátovník púnsky, Granátové jablko
Slovenian: Granatno jabolko
smn: Graanaatoomeenmuorâ
Spanish: Granado
Sundanese: Dalima
Swahili: Mkomamanga
Swedish: Granatäpple
syl: ꠀꠘꠣꠞ
Tajik: Анор
Tamil: மாதுளை
Tatar: Гади анар
Telugu: దానిమ్మ
Thai: ทับทิม
tly: Əno
Tongan: Pomikanite
Turkish: Nar
Turkmen: Nar
Ukrainian: Гранат звичайний
Urdu: انار
Uyghur: ئانار
Uzbek: Anor, Anorgul
vec: Malgaragno, Malgaragno/Magragno, Pomoingranà/Pomogranà
Vietnamese: Lựu, Quả lựu, Cây lựu
vro: Granaatuibu
Walloon: Gurnadî ordinaire
Welsh: Grawnafal, Bomgranad
Wolof: Garanaat
wuu: 石榴
Yiddish: מילגרוים
Zulu: Umhalinadi
zza: Henare

Synonyms

Granatum punicum St.-Lag.
Punica florida Salisb.
Punica granatum f. albescens (DC.) Rehder
Punica granatum f. flavescens (Sweet) Rehder
Punica granatum f. legrelliae (Lem.) Rehder
Punica granatum f. multiplex (Sweet) Rehder
Punica granatum f. plena Voss
Punica granatum f. pleniflora (Hayne) Rehder
Punica granatum var. acidula Risso
Punica granatum var. alba Risso
Punica granatum var. albescens DC.
Punica granatum var. flava Loudon
Punica granatum var. flavescens Sweet
Punica granatum var. frutescens Siebold & Zucc.
Punica granatum var. legrelliae Lem.
Punica granatum var. lutea Risso
Punica granatum var. macrocarpa Risso
Punica granatum var. microcarpa Risso
Punica granatum var. militensis Risso
Punica granatum var. multiplex Sweet
Punica granatum var. nana (L.) Pers.
Punica granatum var. parvifolia Risso
Punica granatum var. pleniflora Hayne
Punica granatum var. pumila Weinm.
Punica granatum var. sanguinea Risso
Punica granatum var. sativum K.Malý
Punica granatum var. semiplena Risso
Punica granatum var. semperflorens Risso
Punica granatum var. variegata Risso
Punica granatum var. vulgaris Risso
Punica grandiflora Steud.
Punica legrellei J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt
Punica multiflora Voss
Punica nana L.
Punica spinosa Lam.
Rhoea punica St.-Lag.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 372 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: orange (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Proteros, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: mxlulu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Teo Albert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: epagelhogan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: assakol, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Daniel Capilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rodriguez Pereira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Lisa Ferrel, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: manuseitz, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.