Chenopodiaceae
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Spinacia
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsSafe
- KidsSafe
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: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Diets to boost immunity | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine University or extension
Kids: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach, Spinaches) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox University or extension
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Is Spinach safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Spinach 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 Spinach safe for dogs?
Our sources call Spinach non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Diets to boost immunity | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine University or extension
Is Spinach safe for kids?
Our sources call Spinach non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach, Spinaches) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox University or extension
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 (137)
- Afrikaans
- Spinasie
- Albanian
- Spinaqi
- Amharic
- ቆስጣ
- Arabic
- سبانخ, اسفناخ, السبانخ
- Armenian
- Սպանախ
- arz
- سبانخ
- Assamese
- পালেং শাক, পালেং
- Asturian
- Espinaca
- azb
- ایسپاناق
- Azerbaijani
- Dirrik ispanağı
- Bangla
- পালং শাক
- bar
- Echter Spinat
- Basque
- Ziazerba, Espinaka
- Belarusian
- Шпінат агародны
- Bhojpuri
- पालकी
- bik
- Espinaka
- bo
- ཚལ་སྣག
- Bosnian
- Špinat
- Breton
- Pinochez
- Bulgarian
- Обикновен спанак
- Burmese
- ဟင်းနုနွယ်, စပင်းနစ်, စပင်းနစ်ပင်
- Cantonese
- 菠菜
- Catalan
- Espinac, Espinacs
- cdo
- Pŏ̤-lìng-chái
- Central Kurdish
- سپێناخ
- Cherokee
- ᎢᏤᎢ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ
- Chinese
- 菠菜, 波薐, 菠菜子, 菠薐, 菠薐菜, 法蓮草, 菠菱, 菠菱菜
- Corsican
- Spinacciu
- Croatian
- Špinat
- Czech
- Špenát setý
- dag
- Aleefo
- Danish
- Spinat
- Divehi
- ބޯވެލި
- dsb
- Wšedny spinat
- Dutch
- Spinazie
- eml
- Spinàs
- English
- Spinach, Spinach plant
- Esperanto
- Legoma spinaco, Spinaco
- Estonian
- Aedspinat
- Faroese
- Spinat
- Filipino
- Espinaka
- Finnish
- Pinaatti, Ruokapinaatti
- French
- Épinard, Epinard, Epinards, Pousses d'épinard, Épinard frais, Épinards
- Galician
- Espinaca
- Georgian
- Ბოსტნის ისპანახი
- German
- Spinat, Blattspinat, Echter Spinat
- glk
- اسفناج
- Greek
- Σπανάκι
- Gujarati
- પાલક
- Haitian Creole
- Epina
- hak
- Po-lîn-chhòi
- Hebrew
- תרד
- Hindi
- पालक
- hsb
- Wšědny spinat
- Hungarian
- Spenót, Paraj
- hyw
- Շոմինը
- Icelandic
- Spínat
- Indonesian
- Horenso, Bayam, Spinach
- io
- Spinato
- Irish
- Spionáiste
- Italian
- Spinaci, Spinacio
- Japanese
- ホウレンソウ, ほうれんそう, ほうれん草, スピナッチ, ホウレン草, 法蓮草, 菠薐草, 鳳蓮草
- Javanese
- Bayem kebon
- Kannada
- ಪಾಲಕ್
- Kazakh
- Самалдық
- kbp
- Kpema
- Kinyarwanda
- Epinari
- Korean
- 시금치
- ks
- پالکھ
- Kurdish
- Siyale, Îspenax
- Kyrgyz
- Шпинат
- lah
- پالک
- Latin
- Olus Hispanicum, Spinachia
- Latvian
- Spināti, Dārza spināti
- li
- Spinaasj
- lij
- Spinascio
- Lithuanian
- Daržinis špinatas, Špinatai, Špinatas
- lld
- Spinot
- Luxembourgish
- Päinetsch, Spinat
- lzh
- 菠薐
- Macedonian
- Спанаќ
- Malagasy
- Epinara
- Malay
- Bayam Jepun, Bayam, Horenzo
- Malayalam
- ചീര, Spinach
- Marathi
- पालक, स्पिनॅसिया ओलेरोसिया
- mnc
- ᠪᡠᠯᠠ ᠰᠣᡤᡳ
- Mongolian
- Бууцай
- mzn
- اسبناخ, اسبناق, اسونا, اسپنا, اسپینا
- nan
- Poe-lêng-á, Poe-lêng-á-chhài
- Nepali
- पालुङ्गो
- new
- पलः
- Northern Sotho
- Sepenatšhe
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Spinat, Spinatplante
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Spinat, Spinatplante
- nrm
- Épinoches
- nv
- Waaʼ
- Occitan
- Espinarc
- Odia
- ପାଳଙ୍ଗ
- os
- Голмандзы, Шпинат
- pap
- Spinazi
- Persian
- اسفناج, سبزی پالک
- Polish
- Szpinak warzywny
- Portuguese
- Espinafre
- Punjabi
- ਪਾਲਕ
- roa
- Spinace
- Romanian
- Spanac
- rsk
- Шпинат
- Russian
- Шпинат огородный, Шпинат
- sat
- ᱯᱟᱞᱚᱝ, ᱯᱟᱞᱠᱤ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ,ᱯᱟᱲᱚᱝᱜᱚ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ
- sc
- Ispinacciu
- scn
- Spinaci
- Scottish Gaelic
- Bloinigean-gàrraidh, Bloinigean-garraidh
- se
- Spináhtta
- Serbian
- Спанаћ
- Serbian (Latin)
- Špinat, Spanać
- Sindhi
- پالڪ
- Slovak
- Špenát siaty
- Slovenian
- Navadna špinača, Špinac, Špinača
- Spanish
- Espinaca, Espinaca comun, Espinaca común, Espinaca de Holanda, Espinaca de invierno, Espinaca de verano, Espinaca hembra, Espinaca macho
- Swedish
- Spenat
- Tajik
- Испанох
- Tamil
- பசலை கீரை, பசளி, பாலக் கீரை
- Telugu
- పాల కూర, పాలకూర
- Thai
- ปวยเล้ง
- Tsonga
- Xipinachi
- Tswana
- Sepinatšhe
- Turkish
- Ispanak
- Ukrainian
- Шпинат городній, Шпинат
- Urdu
- پالک
- Uyghur
- پالەك
- Vietnamese
- Rau chân vịt, Bố xôi, Pố xôi, Rau bố xôi, Rau pố xôi
- Walloon
- Spinasse
- Welsh
- Sbigoglys, Ysbigoglys
- Western Frisian
- Spinaazje
- wuu
- 菠菜
- za
- Byaekbohcaiq
- Zulu
- Umkleshe
Synonyms
- Chenopodium oleraceum (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Spinacia glabra Mill.
- Spinacia inermis Moench
- Spinacia spinosa Moench
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Paulo Galvão, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tanzil Rahman Tonoy, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: bouchardjm13, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nikki Vanasse, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Oleksii Vasyliuk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: itouchwetouch, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Wouter Van Landuyt, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: tom ton taxacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: G'ofurova Gulxayo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.