This page quotes a published document. Everything below in quotation marks is copied word for word from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Prostrate Coleus, 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, Prostrate Coleus (Plectranthus oetendahlii, family Lamiaceae) is non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses. Clinical signs listed: Non-toxic. The record was retrieved on 2026-09-16 and is linked below.
The record
- Scientific name
- Plectranthus oetendahlii
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Non-toxicity
- Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats, Non-Toxic to Horses
- Clinical signs
- Non-toxic
Where this comes from
This is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record for Prostrate Coleus, at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/prostrate-coleus, 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.
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Sources
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Prostrate ColeusASPCA APCC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“Non-toxic” (Clinical Signs)
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