- Andrachne phyllanthoides
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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]
References
- "Andrachne phyllanthoides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28211. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
- Profile at the USDA PLANTS database.
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