Asclepias fruticosa
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| Asclepias fruticosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. fruticosa |
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| Asclepias fruticosa L. |
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Asclepias fruticosa syn. Gomphocarpus fruticosus is a species of milkweed that is native to South Africa.[1]and may lead to death in both livestock and humans.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Clive Bromilow; Problem Plants of South Africa, Briza Publications 2001 ISBN 1875093273
- ^ Van Wyk, Van Oudshoorn & Gerike: Medicinal plants of South Africa, Briza Publications 1997. ISBN 1875093095
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