Speckled Wood Lily

Speckled Wood Lily (Clintonia umbellulata) is classified as non-toxic to cats by the ASPCA — no toxic principle has been identified in this plant. That said, the classification is currently under curator review, so if your cat ate a significant amount, it's reasonable to monitor them closely.

Because no toxic principle is documented, no specific symptoms are expected. At most, chewing the fibrous leaves may trigger a one-off bout of vomiting or soft stool from the plant material itself — this would typically resolve within 12–24 hours.

Monitor your cat for vomiting or lethargy. Call your vet if vomiting persists past a single episode, if your cat seems unusually lethargic, or — critically — if there's any chance they got into a true lily (such as Easter or Tiger lily) instead, since those are severely toxic to cats. For true lily ingestion concerns, contact the ASPCA Animal Poison Control at (888) 426-4435 immediately.

Despite "lily" being in its common name, Clintonia umbellulata is a woodland perennial in the Melanthiaceae family, not a true lily of the genera Lilium or Hemerocallis — the groups that cause acute kidney failure in cats. The shared common name is the main hazard here: if you're not certain which plant your cat ate, treat it as a potential true lily exposure and call your vet or ASPCA Animal Poison Control at (888) 426-4435.

Speckled Wood Lily (Clintonia umbellulata) is classified as non-toxic to dogs — the ASPCA reports no known toxic principle in this plant. That said, the classification is currently under review pending curator verification, so monitor your dog if they've eaten any part of it.

No symptoms are expected from this plant. A dog that grazes on leaves or berries may experience transient stomach upset purely from ingesting fibrous plant material, but the plant itself is not associated with toxicity. Any mild GI upset would typically resolve within 24 hours.

Call your vet if vomiting or diarrhea continues past one episode, if your dog ate a large quantity of berries (which can pose a choking or obstruction risk regardless of toxicity), or if you can't confirm the plant identification. You can also reach the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.

The berries are the part most worth watching — not because they contain a known toxin, but because eating a large quantity can create a choking or intestinal obstruction risk from bulk alone. Leaves are fibrous but not documented to cause harm beyond possible minor stomach upset.