This page quotes a published document. Everything below in quotation marks is copied word for word from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Spider Flower, 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, Spider Flower (Cleome hasserlana, family Capparaceae) is non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses. Toxic principles: Non-toxic. Clinical signs listed: No records of toxic ingestion from this plant. The record was retrieved on 2026-09-16 and is linked below.
The record
- Scientific name
- Cleome hasserlana
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Non-toxicity
- Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats, Non-Toxic to Horses
- Toxic principles
- Non-toxic
- Clinical signs
- No records of toxic ingestion from this plant.
Where this comes from
This is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record for Spider Flower, at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/spider-flower, 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: Spider FlowerASPCA APCC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“No records of toxic ingestion from this plant.” (Clinical Signs)
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