North Carolina Zoo Approved Browse List for Mammals Including Chimpanzees

Mammal Browse List
Approved / Common Name / Scientific Name
Yes
No / 9/18/12
No
Yes / Abelia / Abelia sp.
Yes / Okra / Abelmoschus esculentus
Yes / Sweet Acacia / Acacia farnesiana
Yes / Sugar Maple / Acer saccharum
Yes / Maidenhair Fern / Adiantum pedatum
Yes / Five Leaf Araila / Akebia quinata
Yes / Mimosa / Albizia julibrissin
Yes / Onion / Allium cepa
Yes / Alder / Alnus sp.
Yes / Lemon Verbena / Aloysia triphylla
Yes / Serviceberry / Amelanchier sp.
Yes / Black chokeberry / Aronia melanocarpa
Yes / Black Chokeberry / Aronia melanocarpa
Yes / Canebrake Bamboo / Arundinaria gigantea
Yes / Pygmy Bamboo / Arundinaria pygmaea
Yes / Giant Reed / Arundo donax
Yes / Birdsnest Fern / Asplenium nidus
Yes / Lady Fern / Athyrium filix-femina
Yes / Malabar Spinach / Basella alba
Yes / Bauhinia / Bauhinia sp.
Yes / River Birch / Betula nigra
Yes / Birch / Betula sp.
Yes / Bismarkia Palm / Bismarkia nobilis
Yes / Borage / Borago officinalis
Yes / Bouganvillea / Bouganvillea sp.
Yes / Side Oats Grama / Bouteloua curtipendula
Yes / Blue Grama / Bouteloua gracilis
Yes / Hairy Grama / Bouteloua hirsuta
Yes / Bromeliads / Bromeliaceae
Yes / Buffalo Grass / Buchloe dactyloides
Yes / Butterfly Bush / Buddleja sp.
Yes / Calendula / Calendula sp.
Yes / Canna / Canna x generalis
Yes / American Hornbean / Carpinus caroliniana
Yes / Pignut Hickory / Carya glabra
Yes / Pecan / Carya illinoinensis
Yes / Mocknut Hickory / Carya tomentosa
Yes / Fishtail Palm / Caryota urens
Yes / Sugar Hackberry / Celtis laevigata
Yes / Common Hackberry / Celtis occidentalis
Yes / Flowering Quince / Chaenomeles speciosa, C. japonica
Yes / Parlor Palm / Chamaedorea elegans
Yes / Fan Palm / Chamaerops humilis
Yes / River Oats / Chasmanthium latifolium
Yes / Spider Plant / Chlorophytum comosum
Yes / Camphor Tree / Cinnamomum sp.
Yes / Watermelon / Citrullus lanatus
Yes / Citrus Tree / Citrus sp.
Yes / Glory Bower / Clerodendrum sp.
Yes / Tickseed / Coreopsis sp.
Yes / Coriander / Coriandrum sativum
Yes / Dogwood / Cornus sp.
Yes / Pampas Grass / Cortaderia selloana
Yes / Hazelnut / Corylus sp.
Yes / Hawthorn / Crataegus sp.
Yes / Pumkin,Gourds,Squash,Cucumber / Cucurbita sp.
Yes / Umbrella Sedge / Cyperus alternifolius
Yes / Nutgrass / Cyperus esculentus
Yes / Papyrus / Cyperus papyrus
Yes / Holly Fern / Cyrtomium falcatum
Yes / Hair Grass / Deschampsia sp.
Yes / Hyacinth Bean / Dolichos lablab
Yes / Gold Dust / Dracaena surculosa
Yes / Corn Plant / Draceana sp.
Yes / Dwarf Bamboo Sedge / Dulichium arundinaceum
Yes / Areca Palm / Dypsis lutescens
Yes / Purple Coneflower / Echinacea sp.
Yes / Anacharis,Waterweed,Elodea / Egeria canadensis
Yes / Water Hyacinth / Eichhornia crassipes
Yes / Russian Olive / Elaeagnus angustifolia
Yes / Thorny Elaeagnus, Autumn Olive / Elaeagnus pungens,E. umbellata
Yes / Oil Palm / Elaeis guineensis
Yes / Spike-rush / Eleocharis sp.
Yes / False Banana / Ensete ventricosum
Yes / Pothos / Epipremnum aureum
Yes / Purple Love Grass / Eragrostis spectabilis
Yes / Plume Grass / Erianthus ravennae
Yes / Loquat / Eriobotrya japonica
Yes / Sea Holly / Eryngium maritimum, E. planum
Yes / Rattlesnake Master / Eryngium yuccifolium
Yes / Japanese Fatsia / Fatsia japonica
Yes / Pineapple Guava / Feijoa sellowiana
Yes / Parasol Tree / Firmiana sp.
Yes / Florence Fennel / Foeniculum vulgare
Yes / Forsythia, Golden Bells / Forsythia sp.
Yes / Strawberry / Fragaria sp.
Yes / Sweet Woodruff / Galium odoratum
Yes / Gardenia / Gardenia radicans, G. jasminoides
Yes / Treasure Flower / Gazania rigens
Yes / Wild Geranium / Geranium maculatum
Yes / Transvaal Daisy / Gerbera jamesonii
Yes / Honey Locust / Gleditsia triacanthos
Yes / Witch Hazel / Hamamelis virginiana
Yes / Hardy Ginger / Hedychium coccineum
Yes / Sunflower / Helianthus sp.
Yes / Ox-Eye Sunflower / Heliopsis helianthoides
Yes / Daylily / Hemerocallis sp.
Yes / Hesperaloe / Hesperaloe parviflora
Yes / China Rose Hibiscus / Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Yes / Kentia / Howea forsterana
Yes / Rush / Juncus sp.
Yes / Kalanchoe / Kalanchoe sp.
Yes / Castor Aralia / Kalopanax pictus
Yes / Japanese Rose / Kerria japonica
Yes / Red-Hot-Pocker / Kniphofia sp.
Yes / Golden-Rain Tree / Koelreuteria paniculata
Yes / Lettuce / Lactuca sativa
Yes / Sweet Pea / Lathyrus odoratus
Yes / Lavender / Lavandula angustifolia
Yes / Lespedeza / Lespedeza sp.
Yes / Rough Blazing Star / Liatris aspera
Yes / Prairie Blazing Star / Liatris pycnostachya
Yes / Blazing Star / Liatris spicata
Yes / Sweet Gum / Liquidambar styraciflua
Yes / Lilyturf / Liriope sp.
Yes / Tulip Poplar / Lirodendron tulipfera
Yes / Fan Palm / Livistona sp.
Yes / Rose Campion / Lychnis sp.
Yes / Magnolia / Magnolia sp.
Yes / Oregon Grape, Holly Grape / Mahonia sp.
Yes / Apple / Malus cultivars
Yes / Prayer Plant / Maranta leuconeura
Yes / Alfalfa / Medicago sativa
Yes / Lemon Balm / Melissa officinalis
Yes / Mint / Mentha sp.
Yes / Maiden Grass / Miscanthus sinensis
Yes / Wild Bergamot / Monarda fistulosa
Yes / Mulberry / Morus sp.
Yes / Edible Banana / Musa acuminata
Yes / Flowering Banana / Musa ornata
Yes / Wax Myrtle / Myrica cerifera
Yes / Parrot's feather / Myriophyllum aquaticum
Yes / Heavenly Bamboo / Nandina domestica
Yes / Catnip,Catmint / Nepeta cataria
Yes / Boston Fern / Nephrolepis exaltata
Yes / Torch Ginger / Nicolaia elatior
Yes / Spatterdock / Nuphar luteum
Yes / Black Tupelo / Nyssa sylvatica
Yes / Basil / Ocimum basilicum
Yes / Fragrant Olive / Osmanthus fortunei, O. fragrans
Yes / Cinnamon Fern / Osmunda cinnamomea
Yes / Royal Fern / Osmunda regalis
Yes / Screw Pine / Pandanus sp.
Yes / Passionflower / Passiflora sp.
Yes / Princess Tree / Paulownia tomentosa
Yes / Lemon-scented Geranium / Pelargonium crispum
Yes / Rose Geranium / Pelargonium graveolens
Yes / Arrow Arum / Peltandra virginica
Yes / Fountain Grass / Pennisetum alopecuroides
Yes / American Millet Grass / Pennisetum americanum
Yes / Foxglove Beardtongue / Penstemon digitalis
Yes / Showy Beardtougue / Penstemon grandiflorus
Yes / Parsley / Petroselinum crispum
Yes / Scarlet Runner Bean / Phaseolus coccineus
Yes / Lima Beans / Phaseolus limensis
Yes / Cork Tree / Phellodendron amurense
Yes / Red Tip / Photinia sp.
Yes / Yellow Grove Bamboo / Phyllostachys aureosulcata
Yes / Timber Bamboo / Phyllostachys bambusoides
Yes / Sweet Short Bamboo / Phyllostachys dulcis
Yes / Meyer Bamboo / Phyllostachys meyeri
Yes / Nuda Bamboo / Phyllostachys nuda
Yes / Viridis Bamboo / Phyllostachys viridis
Yes / Swedish Ivy / Plectranthus sp.
Yes / Kentucky Bluegrass / Poa pratensis
Yes / African Fern Palm / Podocarpus gracilior
Yes / Birds Nest Fern / Polypodium punctatum
Yes / Christmas Fern / Polystichum acrostichoides
Yes / Pickerel Weed / Pontederia cordata
Yes / Arrow Bamboo / Pseudosasa japonica
Yes / Black Bamboo / Pseudosasa nigra
Yes / Kudzu / Pueraria montana var. lobata
Yes / Radish / Raphanus sativus
Yes / Indian Hawthorn / Raphiolepsis indica
Yes / Yellow Cone Flower / Ratibida pinnata
Yes / Needle Palm / Rhapidophyllum lystrix
Yes / Lady Palm / Rhapis excelsa
Yes / Rhapis Reed / Rhapis humilis
Yes / Fragrant Sumac / Rhus aromatica
Yes / Smooth Sumac / Rhus glabra
Yes / Staghorn Sumac / Rhus typhina
Yes / Carolina Rose / Rosa carolina
Yes / Seven Sister,Japanese Rose / Rosa multiflora, R. rugosa
Yes / Palmetto / Sabal palmetto
Yes / Sugar Cane / Saccharum officinarum
Yes / Sagittaria / Sagittaria lancifolia
Yes / Arrowhead,Duck Potato / Sagittaria latifolia
Yes / Willow (1 6' pc for Tommi, 10 6' pc for elepephant / Salix nigra
Yes / Willow / Salix sp.
Yes / Sage / Salvia sp.
Yes / Salad Burnet / Sanguisorba sp.
Yes / Snake Plant / Sansevieria trifasciata
Yes / Bamboo / Sasa sp.
Yes / Little Bluestem / Schizachyrium scoparium
Yes / Christmas Cactus / Schlumbergera bridgesii
Yes / Bamboo / Semiarundinaria sp.
Yes / Hens and Chicks / Sempervivum tectorum
Yes / Sesame / Sesamum indicum
Yes / Compass Plant,Rosinwood / Silphium sp.
Yes / Coleus / Solenostemon hybrids
Yes / Indian Grass / Sorghastrum nutans
Yes / Bur Reed / Sparganium sp.
Yes / Chickweed / Stellaria media
Yes / St. Augustine Grass / Stenotaphrum secunatum
Yes / Comfrey / Symphytum sp.
Yes / Salt Cedar / Tamarix parviflora
Yes / Dandelion / Taraxacum sp.
Yes / Cleyera / Ternstromoemia gymnathera
Yes / Rice Paper Plant / Tetrapanax papyriferus
Yes / Lizard Vine / Tetrastigma Voinieranum
Yes / Thalia, Water Canna / Thalia dealbata
Yes / Mountain Bamboo / Thamnocalamus tessellatus
Yes / Thunbergia / Thunbergia erecta
Yes / Thyme / Thymus sp.
Yes / Wandering Jew / Tradescantia albiflora
Yes / Narrow-leaved Cattail / Typha angustifolia
Yes / Blueberry / Vaccinium sp.
Yes / Hoary Vervain / Verbena stricta
Yes / Sweet Viburnum / Viburnum odoratissimum
Yes / Leatherleaf Viburnum / Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Yes / Leatherleaf Viburnum / Viburnum wrightii
Yes / Black-Eye-Pea / Vigna unguiculata
Yes / Pansy / Viola sp.
Yes / Grape / Vitis sp.
Yes / Corn / Zea mays
Yes / Japanese Zelkova / Zelkova serrata
Yes / Ginger / Zingiber sp.

Current 2012

Main sources for checking potential toxicity of plants fed to zoo animals or planted in animal exhibits are:

University of California Davis toxic plant webpage:

CornellUniversity toxic plant webpage: