Gomphocarpus fruticosus
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus (swan plant; narrow-leaved cotton bush) is a species of plant native to South Africa.[1] It is also common in Australia and New Zealand where it is a host of the monarch butterfly.[2] 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
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- ↑ Clive Bromilow; Problem Plants of South Africa, Briza Publications 2001 Template:ISBN
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- ↑ Van Wyk, Van Oudshoorn & Gerike: Medicinal plants of South Africa, Briza Publications 1997. Template:ISBN
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