Species guide

Pothos

Toxic if eaten

Epipremnum aureum

Pothos
Photo: Jenny Saito · CC BY

How to recognise it

A trailing vine with glossy, heart-shaped green leaves often marbled with yellow or white. One of the most common, easy-going houseplants.

Is it dangerous?

Contains calcium-oxalate crystals — chewing any part causes mouth and throat burning and is toxic to cats and dogs.

Commonly confused with

  • Heartleaf philodendron very similar trailing vine, also toxic

What to do

Keep it away from pets and small children.

Never decide what's safe to eat or touch from a photo or a web page. Identification here is for learning and curiosity only. For anything you might eat, handle or that could harm you or a pet, consult a qualified local expert — and seek medical or veterinary care if exposure has happened.

Recorded 7,316 times in the wild worldwide.

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