Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

All parts are toxic.

Symptoms

• Burning lips, mouth, and throat occur immediately; other symptoms occur a few hours later.

• Salivation

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Abdominal pain

• Watering of nose and eyes

• Loss of appetite

• Headache

• Low blood pressure

• Drowsiness

• Convulsions

• Difficulty breathing

• Progressive paralysis

• Coma

Warning signs – Call our office or the poison control center if:

You think your child has eaten or been exposed to any poisonous  plant, bring a piece of the plant to the phone and call the poison  control center now.

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