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Is Ragwort / String of Pearls (Senecio) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?
📷 Vicente Figueroa · CC BY 4.0 · GBIF/iNaturalist
| Who | Safety |
|---|---|
| 🐱 Cats | Highly toxic |
| 🐶 Dogs | Highly toxic |
| 🧑 Humans | Highly toxic |
Symptoms in pets
If a cat or dog chews or ingests Ragwort / String of Pearls, reported signs include:
- chronic pyrrolizidine alkaloid poisoning
- hepatic failure
- potentially fatal
Most affected parts: all parts.
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This applies across the Senecio genus (193 species in our database), including: Senecio abruptus, Senecio acarinus, Senecio acetosaefolius, Senecio actinoleucus, Senecio adenostylifolius, Senecio adenostyloides, Senecio adenotrichius, Senecio adnatus, Senecio albanensis, Senecio albanopsis, Senecio albopunctatus, Senecio andinus….
Based on Leafy's botanical safety database (genus-level classification).