Araceae

Arrowhead plant

Syngonium podophyllum Schott

Family: Araceae
Genus: Syngonium

Pets and kids

CatsMildly toxic
DogsMildly toxic
KidsMildly toxic

Why

Cats: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to cats. Toxic principle: insoluble calcium oxalates.

Signs: oral irritation, mouth swelling, drooling, vomiting, difficulty swallowing.

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Dogs: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to dogs. Toxic principle: insoluble calcium oxalates.

Signs: oral irritation, mouth swelling, drooling, vomiting, difficulty swallowing.

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Kids: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to young children (moderate). Toxic principle: calcium oxalate crystals.

Signs: Oral irritation, Pain and swelling of mouth and lips, Excessive drooling, Difficulty swallowing, Vomiting.

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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.

Arrowhead plant (Syngonium podophyllum) — FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Chinese: 合果芋, 白斑叶, 箭叶芋, 绿精灵, 箭头藤
English: Arrowhead plant, American evergreen
Finnish: Muulinkultakorva
Kannada: ಸಿಂಗೋನಿಯಮ್ ಪೊಡೊಫಿಲಮ್
Malay: Tapak angsa
Persian: سینگونیوم پودوفیلوم
Polish: Zroślicha stopowcowa
Thai: เงินไหลมา

Synonyms

Arum auritum Vell.
Pothos auritus Willd.
Syngonium affine Schott
Syngonium amazonicum Engl.
Syngonium decipiens Schott
Syngonium gracile (Miq.) Schott
Syngonium podophyllum subsp. podophyllum
Syngonium podophyllum var. multisectum Engl.
Syngonium podophyllum var. typicum Engl.
Syngonium poeppigii Schott
Syngonium riedelianum Schott
Syngonium ruizii Schott
Syngonium ternatum Gleason
Syngonium vellozianum var. decipiens (Schott) Engl.
Syngonium vellozianum var. latilobum Engl.
Syngonium vellozianum var. oblongisectum Engl.
Syngonium vellozianum var. poeppigii (Schott) Engl.
Syngonium vellozianum var. riedelianum (Schott) Engl.
Syngonium vellozoanum Schott
Syngonium willdenowii Schott
Syngonium xanthophidium Schott
Syngonium xanthophilum Schott
Xanthosoma gracile Miq.

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pablo Cauã da Silva Toledo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Maria Thereza, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Elaine Bello, 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); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.