Vetchlings, Lathyrus spp.
Vinca, Catharanthus roseus
Viper's bugloss, Echium spp.
Virgin's bower, Clematis spp.
Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Wahoo, Euonymus spp.
Wake-robin, Trillium spp.
Water arum, Calla palustris
Water hemlock, Cicuta maculata
Water lettuce, Pistia stratiotes
Water-dragon, Calla palustris
Watermelon plant., Pilea cadierei
Wax Begonia, Begonia semperflorens-cultorum, B. X tuberhybrida
Waxberry, Symphoricarpos spp.
Weeping Fig, Ficus benjamina
White cohosh, Actaea spp.
White Mulberry, Morus alba
White Potato, Solanum tuberosum
White Snakeroot, Eupatorium rugosum
Wicky, Kalmia angustifolia, K. carolina
Wicopy, Dirca palustris
Widow's-tears, Tradescantia virginiana
Wild Calla, Calla palustris
Wild Carrot, Daucus carota
Wild Cherry, Prunus serotina
Wild Garlic, Allium spp.
Wild Indigo, Baptisia spp.
Wild Parsnip, Pastinaca sativa
Wild Tomato, Solanum carolinense
Windflower, Anemone spp.
Windsor Bean, Vicia faba
Winter Daphne, Daphne odora
Wisteria, Wisteria spp.
Wolfberry, Lycium spp.
Wolfsbane, Aconitum spp.
Wonder flower, Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Wood nettle, Laportea canadensis
Woolly Croton, Croton capitatus
Wormseed, Chenopodium ambrosioides
Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium
Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria
Yellow Allamanda, Allamanda cathartica
Yellow Buckeye, Aesculus flava
Yellow Dock, Rumex crispus
Yellow Jessamine, Gelsemium rankinii
Yellow Jessamine, Gelsemium sempervirens
Yellow Patches, Amanita flavoconia
Yellow Pleated Parasol, Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
Yellow Wart, Amanita flavoconia
Yew, Taxus spp.
Zephyr Lily, Zephyranthes atamasco
Zulu potato, Bowiea volubilis

"Poisonous Plants of North Carolina," Dr. Alice B. Russell, Department of Horticultural Science; Dr. James W. Hardin, Botany; Dr. Larry Grand, Plant Pathology, and Dr. Angela Fraser, Family and Consumer Sciences, North Carolina State University. All Pictures Copyright @1997Alice B. Russell, James W. Hardin, Larry Grand. Computer programming Miguel A. Buendia; graphics Brad Capel.

Disclaimer: The list of poisonous plants on this web site does not necessarily include every poisonous plant that is known, or that might be found in an urban landscape or home. North Carolina State University does not advise eating any of the plants included in this web site. The information concerning edibility is taken from the literature, and the degree of reliability is unknown. We discourage the use of any of these plants for self medication. In cases of accidental exposure or ingestion, contact the Poison Control Center 1-800-222-1222.