SNAIL SAFE FOOD, PLANTS & TREES

Safe Plants

​Plants that are safe but generally not eaten by snails
​​Croton (Codiaeum Sp.)
​Dracaena (Dracaena Sp.)
Emerald Ripple (Peperomia Caperata)
Eugenia (Eugenia Sp.)
Ficus Tree
Fuschia (Fuschia)
Geranium (Pelargonium Sp.)
Hen&Chicks Succulent (Echeveria Imbricata)
Hibiscus leaves (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis)
Hoya (Hoya Exotica)
Iceplant (Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum)
Impatiens (Impatiens)
Jade Plant (Crassula Argentea)
Japanese Aralia (Fatsia Japonica)
Jasmine (Jasrninum Officinale; J. Grandiflorum)
Lavender (Lavandula Officinalis)
Marigold (Calendula Offcinalis)
Monkey Plant (Ruellia Makoyana)
Mother Of Pearl (Graptopetalum Paraguayense)
Emerald Ripple (Peperomia Caperata)
Eugenia (Eugenia Sp.)​Abelia (Abelia Grandiflora)
African Violet (Saintpaulia Ionantha)
Sweet Alyssum (Allyssum Sp.)
Asperagus Fern (Asperagus Setaceus Plumosus)
Aster (Aster Sp.)
Baby Tears (Helxine Soleirolii)
Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium Nidus)
Boston Fern (Nephrolepsis Exalta)
Bottle Brush (Callistemom Sp.)
Bouganvlllea (Bouganvillea Sp.)
Brldal Vell (Tripogandra Multiflora)
Bromeliads (Aechmea; Bilbergia)
Cryptanthus (Vriesia, Etc.)
Cactus, Spineless (Astrophytum)
Camellia (Camellia Japonica)
Coleus (Coleus Sp.)
Corn Plant (Dracaena Fragrans)
Creeping Charlie (Pilea Nummulariifolia)
Natal Plum (Carissa Grandiflora)
​Painted Nettle (Coleus)
​Palms (Areca Sp.)
Pampas Grass (Cortaderia Selloana)
Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea Elegans)
Peperomia (Peperomia Caperata)
Petunia (Petunia)
Phoenix (Phoenix Roebelenii)
Piggyback Plant (Tolmiea Menziesii)
Pilea (Pilea Sp.)
Pink Polka-Dot Plant (Hypo. Sanguinolenta)
Ponytail Plant (Beaucarnea Recurvata)
Prayer Plant (Maranta Leuconeura)
Purple Passion/Velvet (Gynura Aurantiaca)
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum Comosum)
Staghorn Fern (Platycerium Bifurcatum)
Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus Australis)
Tree Mallow (Lavatera Assurgentiflora)
Umbrella Plant (Eriogonum Umbrellum)

​TOXIC PLANTS

​Plants not safe for snails.
​Acocanthera
Aconite (Monkshood)
Amaryllis (A. Belladonna)
Amsinckia (Tarweed)
Anenome (Wildflower) 
Angel Trumpet Tree (Datura Arborra)
Apple Seeds Only (If Crushed)
Apricot Pits Inner Seed Dangerous
Atropa Belladonna Black Berries
Autumn Crocus Bulbs
Avocado 
Azaleas
Balsam Fruit & Seeds
Baneberry (Doll's Eyes) 
Beach Pea
Betel Nut Palm
Belladonna
Bird Of Paradise 
Bittersweet Berries
Black Locust Bark
Bleeding Heart Flower
Bluebonnets
Blue Flag (Iris) Bulbs
Blue-Green Algae
Bloodroot All
Bottlebrush Flowers
Boxwood
Buckeye Horse Chestnut Sprouts & Nuts
Buckthorn Fruit, Bard
Buttercup
Caladium
Calla Lily
Cardinal Flower
Carolina Jessamine
Cassava Roots
Castor Bean (Castor Oil) 
Chalice Vine (Trumpet Vine)
Cherry Bark
Cherry Laurel
China Berry Tree Berries
Christmas Berry Berries
Christmas Cactus (Euphorbia)
Christmas Candle Sap
Christmas Rose
Columbine 
Common Privet 
Coral Plant 
Crocus Bulbs
Croton 
Cyclamen Foliage
Daffodil Bulbs
Daphne Berries
Datura (Jimson Weed)
Deadly Amanita
Deadly Nightshade Foliage
Death Camas
Death Cap Mushroom
Delphinium
Deiffenbachia (Dumbcane)
Destroying Angel (Death Cap)
Dogwood Fruit
Dumbcane (Dieffenbachia)
Dutchman's Breeches
Eggplant All But The Fruit
Elderberry
Elephant Ears (Taro) ​
English Ivy Very Poisonous
Equisetum
Euphorbia (Spurge)
False Hellebore
False Henbane
Fiddleneck (Senecio) 
Fly Agaric (Amanita, Death Cap)
Four O'clock
Foxglove
Gelsemium
Ghostweed
Golden Chain (Laburnum)
Hemlock Roots
Henbane
Holly, English & American
Horse Chestnut
Horsetail Reed (Equisetum)
Hyacinth Bulbs
Hydrangea
Indian Turnip (Jack-In-The-Pulpit)
Impatiens (Touch-Me-Not)
Iris (Blue Flag)
Ivy (All Forms)
Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Jasmine
Jasmine, Star Foliate
Jatropha
Java Bean
Jerusalem Cherry
Jessamine Berries
Jimson Weed (Thorn Apple) 
Johnson Grass
Juniper Needles
Laburnum
Lambkill (Sheep Laurel)
Lantana Camara
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily Of The Valley
Lima Bean (Java Bean)
Bean Plant
Lobelia
Locoweed 
Locust(S)
Lords & Ladies (Cuckoopint)
Lupine
Machineel
Marijuana
May Apple
Mescal (Bean) 
Milkweed
Mistletoe
Moccasin Flower
Mock Orange Fruit
Monkshood 
Moodseed vine
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel 
Mushrooms (Some Wild Forms)
Narcissus (Paper-White) 
Natal Cherry
Nectarine Seed
Nicotine
​Nightshades 
Oak Trees
Oleander
Peach Pit
Pear Seeds (Fruit ok)
Pennyroyal
Peony
Periwinkle
Philodendron (Some Species)
Pinks
Plums
Poinsettia
Poison Hemlock
Poison Ivy Foliage
Poison Oak Foliage
Poison Sumac Foliage
Pokewood / Pokecherry
Poppy (Except California)
Potato Eyes
Rivet
Redwood Resinoids
Rhododendron 
Rhubarb
Rosary
Rosemary
Russian Thistle
Sage Foliage
Salmonberry
Scarlet Pimpernel
Scotch Broom Seeds
Senecio (Fiddle Neck)
Skunk Cabbage
Snapdragon
Snowdrop
Snow-On-The-Mountain(Ghostweed)
Spanish Bayonet
Star Jasmine
Squirrel Corn
Sudan Grass
Star Of Bethlehem
Sundew
Sweet Pea
Tansy
Taro (Elephant Ears)
Tarweed
Thorn Apple
Tiger Lily
Pods
Toad Flax
Tobacco
Tomato Plant (Fruit ok)
Touch-Me-Not All
Toyon Berry Berries
Tree Of Heaven
Trillium
Trumpet Vine
Tulip
Venus Flytrap
Verbena
Vetch (Several Forms)
Virginia Creeper
Water Hemlock
Wildflower
Wild Parsnip
Wisteria
Yam Bean
Yello Star
Yew (All Varieties) 

Leaf-Litter. Branches and/or Bark

When using leaf litter, branches and/or bark that you've foraged please flow tehe following rules:
  • Collect away from roads, foot-pats.
  • Be sure that they have not come in contact with pesticides, fertilizer or pollutants.
  • Make sure the wood is dead.
  • Only use trees listed as safe, and avoid the ones marked as Toxic. 

Safe Trees

Aspen
Birch
Cork
Dogwood 
Maple​

Toxic Trees

Ash
Cedar
Citrus
Evergreens
Fir
Hawthorn
Holly
​Horse Chestnut
Juniper
Pine
Poplar
Spruce
Sycamore
Willow
Yew
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