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Some sources claim that some species from the Crassulaceae family, including the jade plant, are toxic to horses, cats and dogs, as well as mildly toxic to humans with skin contact, but such claims remain unproven. Crassula ovata is known to be used as medicinal plant in some regions. [8] [9]
The plant is toxic enough to cause human and animal fatalities if ingested. Every part of the plant is poisonous, especially the tuberous rhizomes. As with other members of the Colchicaceae, this plant contains high levels of colchicine, a toxic alkaloid. It also contains the alkaloid gloriocine.
Epipremnum aureum, the Pearls and Jade pothos, is a species in the arum family Araceae, native to Mo'orea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. [1] The species is a popular houseplant in temperate regions but has also become naturalised in tropical and sub-tropical forests worldwide, including northern South Africa, [2] Australia, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, the Pacific Islands ...
March 17-23 is National Poison Prevention Week, so it’s time to think about those common things your pet might encounter. Danger lurks throughout your house for pets. These poison prevention ...
Keep your furry friends safe during the last few months of the year.
Some things just get better with time—French wine, vintage Chanel, and, yes, even plants. Crassula ovata—better known as the jade plant—is a sophisticated succulent that rewards thoughtful ...
Crassulaceae are generally herbaceous but there are some subshrubs, and relatively few treelike, epiphytic (growing on surface of plants), scandent (vine like) or aquatic plants. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Most species are herbaceous leaf succulents, with regular 5 part (penta merous or fivemerous) flowers , isomerous free carpels and one or two whorls of ...
Crassula sarmentosa, commonly known as trailing jade plant and showy trailing jade, [2] is a perennial succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It is native to southern Africa . [ 4 ]