Are poinsettias poisonous?

I've always been taught they were but internet sights are saying they actually are not.

Are poinsettias poisonous?
In large quantities and the red leaves are worse than the green. Because babies and pets are so much smaller than adults it takes less to make them sick. But they would throw up long before it would do any permanent damage or anything.
Reply:Yes, keep children and pets away from them!
Reply:I always heard they were poisonous, too.
Reply:They are definitely poisonous to cats. To adult humans, they'd be fine, but keep your children away to be safe. They're so much smaller than adults.
Reply:That is a myth. If a human or animal eats a lot of the plant, it can make them sick. The plant doesn't taste good, so not much of it will get eaten.
Reply:they are according to people I know who have green thumbs.
Reply:no there not poisonous
Reply:they are not. i recently read on the ASPCA website about proper animal care etc that this is a myth. it can make an animal sick to their tummys and throw up...but that is all..will NOT kill them
Reply:Yes, they are. If eaten, they will cause gastrointestinal upsets (stomach ache, throwing up etc.) They aren't deathly poisonous, but you don't want a baby munching on them, because of their low weight.
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Reply:i've always heard they are.