{"id":"baby-rubber-plant","common_names":["Baby Rubber Plant","American Rubber Plant","Pepper Face"],"scientific_name":"Peperomia obtusifolia","urls":{"plant":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/baby-rubber-plant","cats":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/baby-rubber-plant/cats","dogs":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/baby-rubber-plant/dogs","data":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/baby-rubber-plant/data.json"},"toxicity":{"cat":{"severity":0,"grade":"S0 Safe","verdict_sentence":"Baby rubber plant (Peperomia obtusifolia, also sold as American rubber plant or pepper face) is non-toxic to cats (S0 Safe): the ASPCA lists it as \"Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats\" on five entries, with no toxic principle or clinical signs on record — and it is not the rubber plant, Ficus elastica.","toxic_principles":[],"toxic_parts":[],"symptoms":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/baby-rubber-plant","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-27"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/american-rubber-plant","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-27"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/blunt-leaf-peperomia","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-27"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/pepper-face","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-27"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/rhynchophorum","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-27"}],"reviewed_by":"Zhe Li","reviewed_at":"2026-09-27"},"dog":{"severity":0,"grade":"S0 Safe","verdict_sentence":"Baby rubber plant (Peperomia obtusifolia, also sold as American rubber plant or pepper face) is non-toxic to dogs (S0 Safe): the ASPCA lists it as \"Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats\" on five entries, with no toxic principle or clinical signs on record — and it is not the rubber plant, Ficus elastica.","toxic_principles":[],"toxic_parts":[],"symptoms":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/baby-rubber-plant","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-27"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/american-rubber-plant","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-27"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/blunt-leaf-peperomia","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-27"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/pepper-face","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-27"},{"url":"https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/rhynchophorum","name":"ASPCA","accessed_at":"2026-09-27"}],"reviewed_by":"Zhe Li","reviewed_at":"2026-09-27"}},"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/baby-rubber-plant, reviewed 2026-09-27"}