This list is controversial, because some breeders swear that some of the plants on this list are not poisonous at all. Please remember that too much of ANYTHING is not a GOOD thing, so take this list with a grain of salt, and be observant of the plants and weeds that occur around your goat yard and the plants they have access to.
Source: Molly Nolte fiascofarm.com/goats/poisonousplants.htm
- African Rue
- Andromeda (related to foxglove)
- Avocado- South American Avocado leaves
- Avocado- Fuarte
- Azalea
- Brouwer's Beauty Andromeda
- Boxwood
- Burning Bush berries
- Calotropis
- Cassava (manioc)
- China Berry Trees, all parts
- Choke Cherries, wilting especially
- Choke Cherry Leaves in abundance
- Datura
- Dog Hobble
- Dumb Cane (diffenbachia) (Houseplant)
- Euonymus Bush berries
- False Tansy
- "Fiddleneck"- know by this common name in CA.
- Flixweed
- Fusha
- Holly Trees/Bushes
- Ilysanthes floribunda
- Japanese Yew
- Lantana - appears on both lists
- Larkspur- a ferny, flowering plant in shades of blue, pink and white.
- Lasiandra
- Lilacs
- Lily of the Valley (Pieris Japonica)
- Lupine - Seeds are the part of the plant that are the greatest problem.
- Madreselva (Spain) patologia renal
- Maya-Maya
- Monkhood
- Milkweed
- Mountain Laurel
- Nightshade- not edible in the fall
- Oleander
- Perilla Mint (extremely toxic)
- Red Maples
- Rhododendron
- Rhubarb leaves
- Tu Tu (the Maori name for Coriaria arborea)
- Wild Cherry, -wilted- leaves (fresh and fully dried are not poisonous)
- Yew
Source: Molly Nolte fiascofarm.com/goats/poisonousplants.htm