Avocado
Persea americana
- Plant type
- tree
- Settings
- Landscaped and ornamental
- Risk
- High risk Our rating from the cited sources.
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a veterinarian.
Photos
Planned.
How to tell it
No source data yet.
Look-alikes: Planned.
What to do on a site walk
- Fence off trees.
- Remove leaf litter and prunings.
Why it matters
- Toxic principle
- No source data yet.
- Toxic parts
- Above-ground parts, leaves especially
- Basis for our rating
- Chewgrass rating. Merck reports loss of milk and sudden death in goats.
Signs in goats
Loss of milk, swelling under the jaw, labored breathing, sudden death (Merck).
If you think an animal has been poisoned, call your vet right away.
Season
No source data yet.
Sources
- Merck Veterinary Manual: Houseplants and Ornamentals Toxic to Animals
- Second source (plants.ces.ncsu.edu)
Links last checked: 2026-10-31