Coriaria ruscifolia

Coriaria ruscifolia is a plant of the Coriariaceae family.

Coriaria ruscifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Coriariaceae
Genus: Coriaria
Species:
C. ruscifolia
Binomial name
Coriaria ruscifolia
Subspecies
  • subsp. microphylla (Poir.) J.E.Skog
  • subsp. ruscifolia L.
Synonyms
  • Coriaria atropurpurea Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
  • Coriaria microphylla Poir.
  • Coriaria papuana Warb.
  • Coriaria phylicifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
  • Coriaria sarmentosa G.Forst.
  • Coriaria thymifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
  • Coriaria tutu Linds.

It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Description

Coriaria ruscifolia is a deciduous shrub. It is poisonous except for the "fruit", which are actually petals.[1]

References
  1. "Coriaria ruscifolia". pfaf.org. Plants for a Future. Retrieved 12 January 2015.


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