Table 2: Summary of poisonous plant parts, signs, species affected and source of the plants.

Scientific Name Local Name (Qafaraf) Poisonous Part Clinical Signs Species Affected Source
Capparis tomentosa Andela Leaf,
Seed pod		 Bloating, Death Camel Both wild and domestic
Prosopis juliflora Datihara Leaf,
Seed pod		 Bloating, Lower jaw dislocation Camel, ovine, caprine, bovine Both wild and domestic
Parthenium hysterophorus – Whole Anuria, hematuria Camel, ovine, caprine, bovine Both wild and domestic
Lantana camara – Leaf Photosensitization, bloody urine Camel, bovine, caprine Wild
NA Asihara Leaf,
fruit		 Bloating Camel, caprine Domestic
NA Adihara Leaf Bloating Caprine Wild
NA Boboe’ita Leaf Death Caprine Wild
Sorghum bicolar Basinga Seedling Bloating, death Bovine, caprine, ovine Domestic
Grass species Ayiso Whole Bloating, inappetance Bovine, ovine Both wild and domestic
Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) – Leaf Bloody urine Camel, bovine, caprine Wild
Medicago burweed – Whole Bloating Bovine, ovine Wild
Snowdonia polystachia – Whole Bloating, diarrhea Camel, bovine, caprine Domestic
Prunus Africana – Leaf Bloating, salivation Bovine, caprine Wild
Solanum incanum – Fruit,
Seed		 Diarrhea, lacrimation, incoordination, inappetance Camel, bovine, caprine, ovine Wild
Crotalaria
incana 		– Fruit,
Seed		 Diarrhea, depression All animals Both wild and domestic
Plantago
lanceolata 		– Whole Bloating, anuria Bovine, ovine Wild
Amaranthus spp. – Leaf Bloating, Bloody urine Camel, bovine, caprine, ovine Wild
Acacia absynica Goronta Leaf Bloating Bovine, caprine Wild
Datura
stramonium 		– Fruit,
Seed		 Depression, erection of Hair,
bloating		 Bovine Wild
Hibiscus
ludwigii 		– Leaf Bloating Caprine, ovine Wild
Maytenus senegalensis – Leaf Bloody urine Camel, Bovine caprine, ovine Wild

NA= Not Identified