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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| Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus is a species of plant native to South Africa .[2] It is also common in New Zealand where it is the main host of the monarch butterfly.[citation needed] 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.[3][4][5]
The plant, also referred to as Narrow leaf cotton bush, has officially been declared a pest in Western Australia.[6]
The species is closely related to Gomphocarpus physocarpus.
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
- ↑ 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
Wikidata ☰ Q13397303 entry
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