Oleander

Additional Common Names: Rose-Bay

Scientific Name: Nerium oleander

Family: Apocynaceae

Where Found: Native to Mediterranean; cultivated in United States as an ornamental. Thrives in the southern U.S. and California; occasionally raised as a potted plant in other regions.

Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses

Toxic Principles: Cardiac glycosides

Clinical Signs: Poisonings can occur from acess to prunings or fallen branches, or ornamentals around horse show areas. All parts contain a highly toxic cardiac glycoside much like digitoxin, and can cause colic, diarrhea (possibly bloody), sweating, incoordination, shallow/difficult breathing, muscle tremors, recumbency, and possibly death from cardiac failure.

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