SNAIL SAFE FOOD, PLANTS & TREES

Safe Plants

​Plants that are safe but generally not eaten by snails
​​Abelia (Abelia Grandiflora)
African Violet (Saintpaulia Ionantha)
Asperagus Fern ( 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/ Vriesia)
Cactus, Spineless (Astrophytum)
Camellia (Camellia Japonica)
Coleus (Coleus Sp.)
Corn Plant (Dracaena Fragrans)
Creeping Charlie (Pilea Nummulariifolia)*
Croton (Codiaeum Sp.)
Dracaena (Dracaena Sp.)
Emerald Ripple (Peperomia Caperata)
​Eugenia (Eugenia Sp.)
Ficus Tree (Ficus benjamina)
Fuschia (Fuschia)
Geranium (Pelargonium Sp.)
Hen And Chicks Succulent
Hibiscus (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
Natal Plum (Carissa Grandiflora)
Painted Nettle (Coleus)
Palms (Areca Sp.)
Pampas Grass (Cortaderia Selloana)
Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea Elegans)
Petunia (Petunia)
Phoenix (Phoenix Roebelenii)
Piggyback Plant (Tolmiea Menziesii)
Pilea (Pilea Sp.)
Pink Polka-dot Plant
Ponytail Plant (Beaucarnea Recurvata)
Prayer Plant (Maranta Leuconeura)
Purple Passion; Purple Velvet 
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum Comosum)
Staghorn Fern (Platycerium Bifurcatum)
Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus Australis)
Sweet Alyssum (Allyssum Sp.)
Tree Mallow (Lavatera Assurgentiflora)
Umbrella Plant (Eriogonum Umbrellum)

​TOXIC PLANTS

​Plants not safe for snails. - ​* All Parts ** Interferes with Calcium Intake
​
​Acocanthera Fruit & Flowers
Aconite *(Monkshood)
Amaranth **
Amaryllis (A. Belladonna) *
Amsinckia (Tarweed) Foliage & Seeds
Anenome (Wildflower) *
Angel Trumpet Tree Flowers & Leaves
Apple Seeds * (Only If Crushed)
Apricot Only pits, Inner seeds
Atropa Belladonna *
Aubergine (Eggplant) Plant Foliage, Vines 
Autumn Crocus Bulbs
Avocado *
Azaleas *
Bacon High In Salt
Balsam Pear Seeds, Outer Ring of fruit
Baneberry * (Doll's Eyes)
Beach Pea (All types) *
Bean Sprouts * ** (Soy / Shoots)
Belladonna *
Betel Nut Palm *
Bird Of Paradise *
Bittersweet Berries
Black Locust * (Robina Pseudoacacia)
Bleeding Heart *
Bloodroot* (Sanguinaria Canadensis)
Blue Flag (Iris) - Bulbs
Blue-green Algae Some forms are Toxic
Bottlebrush Flowers
Boxwood *
Bread – Can Be Deadly
Buckeye Horse Chestnut Sprouts & Nuts
Buckthorn Fruit & Bard
Buttercup / Caladium *
Calla Lily (All Types)
Cardinal Flower (All Types)
Cardinal Flower (All Types)
Carolina Jessamine Foliage, Flowers & Sap
Cassava * (Manioc Roots)
Castor - Bean & Oil
Celery *
Chalice Vine (Solandra Grandiflora) *
Chard ** (can be fed as rare treat)
Chayote * (Christophene, Christophine, Cho-Cho, Mirliton)
Cherry Bark Twigs, Leaves & Seed Pits
Cherry Laurel Foliage & Flowers
Chicken Eggs
Chilli Peppers – Can Harm Snails
China Berry Tree - Berries
Chive* – Can Be Deadly
Christmas Berry Berries
Christmas Cactus* (Euphorbia)
Christmas Candle - Sap
Christmas Rose Foliage & Flowers
Columbine Foliage, Flowers & Seeds
Common Privet Foliage & Berries
Coral Plant *
Crocus Bulbs
Croton Foliage & Shoot
Cyclamen Foliage, Stems & Flowers
Daffodil Bulbs, Foliage, Flowers & Pods
Daphne Berries
Datura (Datura Stramonium) Leaves, Seeds
Deadly Amanita *
Deadly Nightshade* (Atropa Belladonna)
Death Camas *
Death Cap Mushroom *
Delphinium *
Destroying Angel * (Death Cap)
Dieffenbachia (Dumbcane) *
Dogwood Fruit - Mildly Toxic
Dutchman's Breeches Foliage & Roots
Eggplant - All but the Vegetable
Elderberry* (Sambucus)
Elephant Ears (Taro) Leaves, Stem
English Ivy Leaves, Berries - Very Poisonous​
Equisetum (All Types)
Euphorbia (Spurge/s) Foliage, Flowers Sap
False Hellebore *
False Henbane (All Types)
Fiddleneck (Senecio) *
Fish (All Types)
Fly Agaric * (Amanita, Death Cap)
Four O'clock *
Foxglove Leaves, Seeds & Flowers
Garlic – Can Be Deadly
Gelsemium *
Ghostweed *
Golden Chain * (Laburnum)
Gooseberry
Grapefruit – High In Citrus/acid
Ham – High In Salt
Henbane (All Types)
Holly (English / American) Foliage & Berries
Horse Chestnut *
Horsetail Reed * (Equisetum)
Hyacinth Bulbs, Foliage & Flowers
Hydrangea *
Impatiens * (Touch-me-not)
Indian Turnip * (Jack-in-the-pulpit)
Iris * (Blue Flag)
Ivy (All Types) Foliage, Fruit
Jack-in-the-pulpit *
Jasmine Foliage, Flowers & Sap
Jasmine Star Foliate & Flowers
Jatropha Seeds & Sap
Java Bean
Jerusalem Cherry Berries & Foliage
Jessamine Berries
Jimson Weed * (Thorn Apple)
Johnson Grass *
Juniper Needles Stems & Berries
Kohlrabi (Turnip / Turnip-rooted Cabbage)
Laburnum *
Lambkill * (Sheep Laurel)
Lantana Camara Foliage, Flowers & Berries
Larkspur *
Laurel *
Leek * – Can Be Deadly
Lemon – High In Citrus/acid
Lentils
Lily Of The Valley * Including Water
Lima Bean
Lime – High In Citrus/acid
Lobelia *
Locoweed *
Locust(S) *
Lords And Ladies (Cuckoopint) *
Lupine Seeds, Pods & Foliage
Machineel *
Mandarin – High In Citrus/acid
Marijuana *
May Apple *
Meat that is canned, dried, cooked & processed
Mescal (Bean) * May Be Toxic
Milkweed Foliage
Mistletoe Foliage & Berries
Moccasin Flower Foliage & Flowers
Mock Orange Fruit
Monkshood *
Moodseed Berries
Morning Glory *
Mountain Laurel Young Leaves & Shoots
Mushrooms * (the human toxic ones)
Narcissus Bulbs & Flowers
Natal Cherry Berries & Foliage
Nectarine Seed & Pit
Nicotine *
Nightshades *
Oak Trees Acorn & Foliage
Oleander *
Onion * All Kinds – Can Be Deadly
​Orange – High In Citrus/acid
Paper – Can Be Deadly
Parsley * ** (Petroselinum hortense / crispum)
Pasta – Can Be Deadly
Peach Pit & Inner Seed
Pear Seeds
Pennyroyal Foliage & Flowers
Peony Foliage & Flowers
Periwinkle *
Philodendron * (Some Species)
Pineapple – High In Citrus/acid
Pinks *
Plums Foliage & Inner Seed
Poinsettia *
Poison Hemlock Foliage & Seeds
Poison Ivy Foliage, Fruit & Sap
Poison Oak Foliage, Fruit & Sap
Poison Sumac Foliage, Fruit & Sap
Pokewood / Pokecherry Roots & Fruits
Poppy * (Except California)
Potato Eyes, Shoots & Foliage
Radish Root
Red Currant (Redcurrant)
Red Leaf Lettuce * (Lollo Rosso)
Redwood Resinoids
Rhododendron* Fatal
Rhubarb* – Can Be Deadly
Rice – Can Be Deadly
Rivet *
Rosary Peas Foliage, Flowers & Pods
Rosemary (Some Species) Foliage
Russian Thistle Foliage & Flowers
Sage - Foliage (Some Species)
Salmonberry Foliage & Fruit
Satsuma – High In Citrus/acid
Scarlet Pimpernel Foliage, Flowers & Fruit
Scotch Broom Seeds
Senecio (Fiddle Neck) *
Skunk Cabbage *
Snapdragon Foliage & Flowers
Snow-on-the-mountain * (Ghostweed)
Snowdrop *
Spanish Bayonet Foliage & Flowers
Spinach ** (can be fed as rare treat)
Squirrel Corn Foliage, Flowers & Seeds
Star Jasmine Foliage & Flowers
Star Of Bethlehem Foliage & Flowers
Sudan Grass *
Sundew - Foliage
Swede (Rutabaga, Neep, Turnip, Swedish / Yellow)
Sweet Pea Stemps, Seeds & Fruit
Tansy Foliage & Flowers
Taro (Elephant Ears) Foliage
Tarweed Foliage & Seeds
Thorn Apple Flowers, Foliag & Pods
Tiger Lily Foliage, Flowers, Seed & Pods
Toad Flax Foliage
Tobacco Leaves
Tomato Plant Foliage, Vines (fruit is safe)
Touch-me-not *
Toyon Berry Berries
Tree Of Heaven Foliage & Flowering Parts
Trillium Foliage
Trumpet Vine *
Tulip *
Venus Flytrap *
Verbena Foliage & Flowers
Vetch (Several Forms) Seeds & Pods
Virginia Creeper Sap, Foliage & Seed Pods
Water Hemlock Roots & Foliage
Wild Parsnip Underground Roots & Foliage
Wildflower Leaves & Flowers
Wisteria *
Yam Bean Roots & Immature Pods
Yello Star Thistle Foliage & Flowers
Yew (All Types) Foliage, Needles & Seeds

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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