On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:05:48 -0700, "Richard Miller"
wrote:

Red and Yellow Bird of Paradise (Desert in Phoenix, AZ) seeds are toxic so
would it be a good idea not to plant any in your back yard if you have a
dog?

Caesalpinia gilliesii

Toxic part: Pods and seeds
Symptoms: Severe gastroenteritis

"Both humans abnd cattle have been poisened from these seeds but
usually recover. In 1962 at Lodi, San Joaquin county, [California]
six children became ill from eating seeds of this plant; all
recovered."

From "Poisonous Plants of California."