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Any plants that sugar gliders play in may be ingested by them. Not all plants are safe and may be poisonous if ingested. Any plants that your sugar glider is allowed to play in must non-toxic to them and also be free of pesticides. Gliders are highly sensitive to pesticides, use extreme caution!

Plants that are safe for Sugar Gliders
for play or possible ingestion

Angelica (Angelica archangelica) a.k.a. Archangel
European Angelica
Garden Angelica-ROOTS ARE POISONOUS
American Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea)-ROOTS ARE POISONOUS Anise (Pimpinella anisum)
Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) a.k.a Giant Blue Hyssop
Fragrant Giant Hyssop
Balm (Melissa officinalis) a.k.a. Common Balm
Lemon Balm
Melissa
Sweet Balm Banskia repens a native plant to glider country
Banksia cunninghamii
a native plant to glider country
Basil (Ocimum basilicum) or any basil variety including opal basil
lemon basil
anise basil
cinnamon basil etc.
Blueberry (Vaccinium)
Buddleia (B. davidii var or B. alternifolia)
aka butterfly bush Burdock (Arctium lappa)
Burnet (Sanguisorba minor and Sangvisorba officinalis)
a.k.a. Garden Burnet and Greater burnet or salad burnet Bush Lily (tripladenia cunninghamii)
also native to where gliders live Calendula (calendula officinalis) a.k.a. pot marigolds Callistemons (viminalis)
Capers (Capparis spinosa)
Carraway (Carium carvi)
Cardamon (Elettaria cardamomum)
Chamomille (Anthemis nobilis
Mattricaria chamomilla) a.k.a. Camomille
German Chamomille
manzanilla (Matricaria)
Roman chamomille (Athemis) - ONLY the FLOWERS ARE EDIBLE
Chrysanthemums (C. x superbum) only
a.k.a Shasta Daisy
please be sure not to confuse with C. coccineum a.k.a. Painted Daisy or Pyrethrum Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
a.k.a. French Parsley Chickory (Cichorium intybus and Cichorium endiva )
a.k.a. Coffee Weed
escarole
Belgian endive - flowers & leaves are ok Clover (Trifolium)
Red Clover (T. pratense)
Alsike Clover(T. hybridium)
Landino Clover (T. repens)
Alyce Clover (Alysicarpus) & Crimson Clover (T. incarnatum) Correas
Daisy (Compositae ) - all members
flowers are the only edible part Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) a.k.a. LionsTooth, leaves are ok too before the blossoms appear
Daylilies (Hermerocallis)
Dill (Anethum graveolens)
Honeysuckle (make sure that you are postitive that it is honeysuckle and not Carolina Jasmine)
Hymenosporum flavum (frangipani), another native to glider country Eucalyptus
all species a.k.a. blue gum
gum tree
money plant
silver dollar
honey eucalyptus
etc..
The following eucalyptus species are native to the areas where gliders live in the wild:
e. caesia
e. curtisii
e.torrestiana
e. macrandra
e. perriniana
e. spathulata
e. viridis.
Fuki
a member of the Petasite Family (P. japonicus) Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
a.k.a. Common Horehound
White Horehound Hibiscus -over 200 species of trees herbs & shrubs of th eMallow family includes the following Abelmosk (Abelmoshus moshatus)
China Rose (H.Rosa-sinensis)
Cotton Rose (H. mutabilis)
Flower-of-an-Hour (H. Trionum) also H. tiliaceus and H. Sabdariffa
Great Rose Mallow (H. Grandiflorus)
Okra - improperly called Hibiscus
(Abelmoshus sculentus)
Roselle (H. Sabdariffa)
Rose Mallo ( H. Moscheutos)
Rose of Sharon (H. syriacus) flowers and leaves are ok Hyssop (Hyssop officinalis)
a.k.a. Garden Hyssop Lavender (Lavandula officinalis)
a.k.a. Garden Lavender
True Lavender - Leaves & Flowers are OK Mallow (Malva sylvestris Malva rotundifolia) a.k.a. Cheese Plant
Common Mallow
Dwarf Mallow - Leaves & pink flowers are OK Marigold - (calendula species)
not the french kind (use only the large ones) Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) Marjoram (Marjorana horensis) a.k.a. Sweet Marjoram Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) a.k.a Indian Cress - Leaves stems and flowers are ok Pansy (Viola Tricolor) Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) a.k.a Common Parsley - Flowers & leaves only. DO NOT USE THE SEEDS Potentilla (P argyrophylla
P. fragiformis
P. fructicosa
P. fulensw
P. nepalensis
P. nitida
P.recta cv. "Warrenii") aka cinquefoil or Five finger. Roses (Rosa species) Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) - a.k.a. garden Rosemary - leaves & Flowers are OK Saffron (Crocus sativus) BE SURE not to confuse with Colchium autumnale a poisonous plant as both flower in the fall and look similar. Sage - (Salvia Officinale) purple or white variety of flowers not the red ones - FLOWERS ONLY!!!! Scented Geraniums (Pelargonium graveolens) a.k.a. Rose Geranium Leaves & Flowers are OK
Squash
cucumber
melon flowers Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata)
a.k.a. British Myrrh
Sweet Chervil - Leaves
Flowers & seeds are OK Violets (Viola odorata)
a.k.a. Garden violet
Sweet Violet - FLOWERS ONLY - DO NOT USE ROOTS OR SEEDS Wild Celery (Apium graveolens)
a.k.a smallage Zigzag Clover (trifolium medium).

Plants that are NOT SAFE for Sugar Gliders
NOT for play nor ingestion

Allium (Allium cepa)
Allium fistulosum
Allium ascalonicum
(any member of the onion family including chives, garlic chives, garlic, shallots, and leeks)
Arnica (arnica montana)
Autum Crocus (colchium autumnale)
a.k.a Meadow Saffron Belladonna (Atropa Belladonna ),a.k.a. deadly nightshade or any member of the nightshade family which includes tomato, potato, jimson weed. Bittersweet (solanum dulcamara)
Black Cohosh (cimicifuga racemosa) - Never give this to a female glider, it contains a chemical that can trigger contractions of smooth muscles, which could cause a pregnant female to loose her baby.
Unsafe for any glider. Bloodroot (sanguinaria canadensis)
a.k.a. Indian Paint Blue flag (iris versicolor)
a.k.a. liver lilly and water flag Broom (cytisus scoparius)
a.k.a. broom tops
scotch broom & irish broom Caper Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris) - sometimes mistaken for true capers Carolina Jasmine (looks like bright yellow honeysuckle) Castor Bean (ricinus communis)
Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) or any member of the prunus species Chrysanthamum (C. coccineum)
Comfrey (symphytum peregrinum)
Dandelion roots
Dieffenbachia
aka Dumb Cane
Ficus - any species
Foxglove (digitalis purpurea)
Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Jalap (ipomoea purga) or any member of the Ipomoea family - this includes Morning Glory
Japanese Star anise (Illicium lanceolatum) Jimson weed (datura stramonium)
Lilly of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Lobelia (lobelia inflata)
a.k.a. Indian tobacco or wild Tobacco Lovage (Levisticum officinale)
a.k.a. Love Parsley or Sea Parsley Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) a.k.a. love apple Mate` (Ilex paraguariensis) a.k.a. St. Bartholomew's tea
Yerba mate` May Apple (Podophyllum peltatum) a.k.a. American Mandrake Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotium or Phoradendron flavescens or Viscum flavescens)
Morning Glory - or any member of the Ipomoea species Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
Prunus, all species
includes all seeds of the following, the fruit itself is okay:
cherries
peaches
plums nectarines
branches and other parts of plant. Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
Peony (Paceonia offcinalis)
Poison Hemlock (conium maculatum) a.k.a. fools parsley Peyote
Philodendron and all members of the Arum family Rue (Ruta graveolens)
Sassafrss (Sassafras albidum)
avoid bark and roots Senna (cassia senna)
Shave grass (Equisetum hyemale)
Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
a.k.a Garden Sorrel Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) a.k.a. Calamus or Flag Root Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) a.k.a. Waldmeister Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare or Chrysanthemum vulgare) Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) a.k.a. French Tarragon
Estragon Tomato leaves
flowers
stems & roots
( fruits are ok) Tonka Bean (dipteryx odorata)
Virginia Shakeroot (Aristolochia serpentaria) a.k.a. Snakeweed Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus) a.k.a. Burning Bush Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
a.k.a Cress
Scurvy Grass Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) a.k.a. Snakeroot Wild Senna (Cassia marilandica)Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) a.k.a Teaberry Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) a.k.a. absinthe Zigandus aka Soap Plant
Zygadene
Death Camas
Poison Sego.

This list of safe/unsafe plants compiled by Linda Altman and Cinnamon Mulhbauer,
ISGA members

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