This page quotes a published document. Everything below in quotation marks is copied word for word from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Earth Star, 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, Earth Star (Cryptanthus bivattus minor, family Bromeliaceae) is non-toxic to dogs and cats. Toxic principles: Non-toxic. The record was retrieved on 2026-09-16 and is linked below.
The record
- Scientific name
- Cryptanthus bivattus minor
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Additional common names
- Starfish plant, Green earth star, Vary-leaf star
- Non-toxicity
- Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats
- Toxic principles
- Non-toxic
Where this comes from
This is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record for Earth Star, at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/earth-star, 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: Earth StarASPCA APCC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“Cryptanthus bivattus minor” (Scientific Name)
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