Buxus spp. is toxic to cats, dogs and horses. The reported severity is critical. Also known as Boxes, Common Box and Small-Leaved Box.
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Vomiting Diarrhea Respiratory Failure Seizures Colic
The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.
Buxus is a genus of about seventy species in the family Buxaceae. Common names include box and boxwood.
Also recorded as Boxwood and boxwoods.
More plants with critical severity:
Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.