Species guide
Peace lily
Toxic if eatenSpathiphyllum wallisii
How to recognise it
Glossy dark-green leaves and a white, sail-like petal (spathe) wrapped around a central spike. A common flowering houseplant.
Is it dangerous?
Not a true lily, but its calcium-oxalate crystals cause mouth and throat irritation, drooling and difficulty swallowing if chewed — toxic to cats and dogs.
What to do
Keep it out of pets' and children's reach.
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 613 times in the wild worldwide.
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