This page quotes a published document. Everything below in quotation marks is copied word for word from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: American Rubber Plant, published by ASPCA APCC and retrieved on 2026-09-16. The quotations are excerpts; the document itself is linked and is the authority. Nothing has been reworded.
According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record, American Rubber Plant (Peperomia obtusifolia, family Pipericeae) is non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses. The record was retrieved on 2026-09-16 and is linked below.
The record
- Scientific name
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- Family
- Pipericeae
- Additional common names
- Pepper Face, Baby Rubber Plant
- Non-toxicity
- Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats, Non-Toxic to Horses
Where this comes from
This is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record for American Rubber Plant, at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/american-rubber-plant, retrieved on 2026-09-16. The fields above are the record’s own, shown without change. The ASPCA keeps the record current; the page here is a copy from that date.
Sources
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: American Rubber PlantASPCA APCC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“Peperomia obtusifolia” (Scientific Name)
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