Toxic Plants to Horses - Plant ID

These horses are grazing in a field that contains

• St. John's Wort

• Buttercup

• Ranunculus

• Broom

What is this toxic plant called?

• Dogbane

• Foxtail

• Milkweed

• Pokeweed

Common Plantain (Plantago major) isn't actually true toxic plant because it doesn't contain any toxins. However, it can potentially cause harm to horses which are on restricted diets, where they need to limit their sugar and starch intake.

• True

• False

Select the type of grass shown in this field

• Arrow grass

• Dallis grass

• Fescue

• Johnson grass

These mature Jimsonweed seed pods belong to which picture below

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ID this toxic plant

• Wild Carrot

• Wild Mustard

• Water Hemlock

• Cow Parsnip

Symptoms from Wild Mustard poisoning include

• Colic

• Mouth ulcers

• Diarrhea

• Salivation

• All of the above

This toxic plant is often found in hayfields and grain crops. The sharp ends (awns) are imbedded in soft tissue of the mouth and are associated with inflammation, irritation, redness, draining sores with discharge.

• Foxtail

• Pangola grass

• Signal grass

• Paradoxa grass

The common name for Rumex crispus is

• Broadleaf Dock

• Curley Dock

• Common Mullein

The name of this toxic plant is

• Giant ragweed

• Pokeweed

• Wild grapes

• Knotweed