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Mountain laurel is poisonous to several animals, including horses, [28] goats, cattle, deer, [29] monkeys, and humans, [30] due to grayanotoxin [31] and arbutin. [32] The green parts of the plant, flowers , twigs, and pollen are all toxic, [ 30 ] including food products made from them, such as toxic honey that may produce neurotoxic and ...
Other names for Kalmia, particularly Kalmia angustifolia, are sheep-laurel, lamb-kill, calf-kill, kill-kid, and sheep-poison, [3] which may be written with or without the hyphen. (See species list below.) "Kid" here refers to a young goat , not a human child, but the foliage and twigs are toxic to humans as well.
Kalmia polifolia has poisoned cattle, goats and sheep. For poisoning to occur, the animal must consume 0.3% of its body weight, while a dosage of 2% of an [vague] would cause severe sickness. [8] Symptoms for affected goats include depression, nausea, salivation, vomiting, and grating of teeth. [8]
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Hungry or thirsty horses are more likely to eat poisonous plants, as are those pastured on overgrazed lands. [5] Animals with mineral deficiencies due to poor diets will sometimes seek out poisonous plants. [6] Poisonous plants are more of a danger to livestock after wildfires, as they often regrow more quickly. [7]
Hundreds of mountain goats were relocated to Washington state's Cascade Mountains. But most died within a few years, due, in part, to the effects of climate change. Hundreds of mountain goats were ...
Mountain Laurel or mountain laurel may refer to: Calia secundiflora, Texas mountain laurel; Cryptocarya nova-anglica from eastern Australia; Kalmia latifolia, from eastern North America; Umbellularia californica, from north-western North America
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