Gomphocarpus fruticosus
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G. fruticosus
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| Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus (syn. Asclepias fruticosa) is a species of milkweed 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 species is closely related to Gomphocarpus physocarpus.
References
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- ↑ 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
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