Red-tip photinia
Photinia x fraseri, Photinia spp.
- Plant type
- shrub
- Settings
- Landscaped and ornamental
- Risk
- Moderate risk Our rating from the cited sources.
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a veterinarian.
Photos
Planned.
How to tell it
Evergreen shrub with toothed leaves that come out copper-red and turn dark green; white spring flowers; red berries (Merck).
Look-alikes: Planned.
What to do on a site walk
- Remove trimmings.
- Limit time.
Why it matters
- Toxic principle
- Cyanogenic glycosides
- Toxic parts
- Leaves, fruit
- Basis for our rating
- Chewgrass rating. Merck lists photinia as a cyanide risk to grazing animals, mainly ruminants; goats not named.
Signs in goats
Gasping, staggering, trembling, convulsions, bright red blood (Merck).
If you think an animal has been poisoned, call your vet right away.
Season
No source data yet.
Sources
- Merck Veterinary Manual: Range Plants of Temperate North America
- Second source (plants.ces.ncsu.edu)
Links last checked: 2026-10-31