{"id":"amaryllis","common_names":["Amaryllis","Belladonna Lily","Saint Joseph Lily","Cape Belladonna","Naked Lady"],"scientific_name":"Amaryllis spp.","urls":{"plant":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/amaryllis","cats":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/amaryllis/cats","dogs":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/amaryllis/dogs","data":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/amaryllis/data.json"},"toxicity":{"cat":{"severity":3,"grade":"S3 Toxic","verdict_sentence":"Amaryllis is toxic to cats (S3 Toxic): its lycorine and related alkaloids cause vomiting, drooling, abdominal pain, and tremors, and larger doses can bring seizures, a drop in blood pressure, and depressed breathing — despite names like belladonna lily, it is not a true lily.","toxic_principles":["lycorine and other phenanthridine alkaloids","raphide oxalate crystals (concentrated in the bulbs)"],"toxic_parts":["leaves","stems","bulbs — alkaloids and oxalate crystals most concentrated"],"symptoms":[{"sign":"vomiting","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"depression","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"diarrhea","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"abdominal pain","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"hypersalivation","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"anorexia (loss of appetite)","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"tremors, seizures","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"hypotension (drop in blood pressure)","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"respiratory depression","onset":"not specified in source"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/amaryllis","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-07"},{"url":"https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/amaryllis/","name":"PPH","accessed_at":"2026-09-07"}],"reviewed_by":"Zhe Li","reviewed_at":"2026-09-30"},"dog":{"severity":3,"grade":"S3 Toxic","verdict_sentence":"Amaryllis is toxic to dogs (S3 Toxic): its lycorine and related alkaloids cause vomiting, drooling, abdominal pain, and tremors, and larger doses can bring seizures, a drop in blood pressure, and depressed breathing — despite names like belladonna lily, it is not a true lily.","toxic_principles":["lycorine and other phenanthridine alkaloids","raphide oxalate crystals (concentrated in the bulbs)"],"toxic_parts":["leaves","stems","bulbs — alkaloids and oxalate crystals most concentrated"],"symptoms":[{"sign":"vomiting","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"depression","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"diarrhea","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"abdominal pain","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"hypersalivation","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"anorexia (loss of appetite)","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"tremors, seizures","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"hypotension (drop in blood pressure)","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"respiratory depression","onset":"not specified in source"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/amaryllis","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-07"},{"url":"https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/amaryllis/","name":"PPH","accessed_at":"2026-09-07"}],"reviewed_by":"Zhe Li","reviewed_at":"2026-09-30"}},"license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","terms":"Free to reuse with attribution to Verdapaw and a link to the plant page."},"cite_as":"Verdapaw Plant × Pet Safety Index, verdapaw.com/plants/amaryllis, reviewed 2026-09-30"}