Biology:Gomphocarpus fruticosus
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Gomphocarpus |
| Species: | G. fruticosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus (swan plant; narrow-leaved cotton bush) is a species of plant native to South Africa.[2] It is also common in Australia and New Zealand where it is a host of the monarch butterfly.[3] The plant's tissues contain sufficient cardenolides that consumption of significant quantities of the plant's leaves, stems, or fruit may lead to death in livestock and humans.[4][5][6]
The plant, also referred to as Narrow leaf cotton bush, has officially been declared a pest in Western Australia.[7]
The species is closely related to Gomphocarpus physocarpus.
Gallery
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An illustration of the species in Hortus Romanus
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus latex sap
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus bush
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus open flower
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus fruit
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus flower bud
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, version 1.1". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=gomphocarpus+fruticosus.
- ↑ Clive Bromilow; Problem Plants of South Africa, Briza Publications 2001 ISBN 1-875093-27-3
- ↑ Multiple sources:
- Wise, K. A. J. (June 1963). "Food-Plants of 'Monarch' Butterfly Larvae". Tuatara (Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington) 11 (2): 81-82. https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bio11Tuat02-t1-body-d5.html. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- "Narrow-leaved Cotton Bush (Gomphocarpus fruticosus". Weeds of Melbourne. March 30, 2021. https://weedsofmelbourne.org/narrow-leaved-cotton-bush-gomphocarpus-fruticosus.
- ↑ Van Wyk, Van Oudshoorn & Gerike: Medicinal plants of South Africa, Briza Publications 1997. ISBN 1-875093-09-5
- ↑ Philip H. Quanjer. "Milk Weed Asclepias fruticosa". http://www.focusonpictures.com/zuidafrika/bloemen/bloemen8.htm. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ p. 36 in D. Jesse Wagstaff (2008). International Poisonous Plants Checklist, An Evidence-Based Reference. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.. ISBN 9781420062533. https://books.google.com/books?id=h7tbd-5ZAQ8C&q=Asclepias+fruticosa+poisoning&pg=PA36.
- ↑ "Narrow leaf cotton bush: declared pest". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. 4 May 2020. https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/narrow-leaf-cotton-bush-declared-pest. "Narrow leaf cotton bush (Gomphocarpus fruticosus) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA)."
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M.; Zizka, G. (2014). "Gomphocarpus fruticosus". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg. https://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Gomphocarpus+fruticosus&filterRegionIDs%5B%5D=6&filterRegionIDs%5B%5D=1&filterRegionIDs%5B%5D=2&filterRegionIDs%5B%5D=3&filterRegionIDs%5B%5D=5.
Wikidata ☰ Q13397303 entry
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