Andrachne phyllanthoides

Andrachne phyllanthoides
Andrachne phyllanthoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Tribe: Phyllantheae
Genus: Andrachne
Species: A. phyllanthoides
Binomial name
Andrachne phyllanthoides

Andrachne phyllanthoides (syn. Leptopus phyllanthoides), Buckbrush or Maidenbush, is a plant of the genus Andrachne, native to the south-central United States. Maidenbush is often found along the sides of old roads or along fence rows. It has small red berries that are slightly poisonous. The berries are only about the size of a BB shot. The bush will grow to about three or four feet tall.

Plants are either male or female.[1]

Andrachne phyllanthoides leaf closeup

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