Table 4.
Toxic plants for animals in the folk knowledges of Cirò, Calabria (Southern Italy)
| Family, scientific name, local name (voucher specimen) | Toxicity | N * | Locality | Habitat |
| EQUISETACEAE | ||||
| Equisetum telmateja Ehrh – stocca e ammenta | Plant with high toxicity for animals, above all for bovines and sheep (these animals usually refuse this plant) | 5 | CI | To, da, di,edwo |
| OXALIDACEAE | ||||
| Oxalis pes-caprae L. – campanedda; campanelle, trifoglio delle tortore° ; erba viscida, visciola °° – C45 | People referred cases of sheep that, after eating a great amount of this plant (in fields infested by the plant in flower in a percentage of 80%), died or aborted. The sick animals showed: colic, tympanitis, paralysis for the limbs, coma. The herb is harmful above all for sheep (sometimes for goats), but innocuous for bovines and horses | 5 | CI | Ru, cu (cla,si,su in hill) |
| SOLANACEAE | ||||
| Cestrum parqui L'Hér – erva fetusa C46 | Cases of mortality of bovines due to the ingestion of the plant have been referred | 3 | CI | To, he (in low hill), be |
| UMBELLIFERAE | ||||
| Ferula communis L. – feddurazzu C47 | Plant toxic for grazing animals. The stem, if dried, loses its toxicity | 2 | CI | Ru, to, roa, unc |
* = citations ° modern name °° old name
Localities: CI Cirò
Habitat: Be beachs; Cla clayey grounds; Cu cultivated species or cultivations; Da damp areas; Di ditches; Edwo edges of woods; He hedges; Roa roads; Ru ruins; Si silt grounds; Su sunny grounds; To along torrents; Unc uncultivated areas.