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Gomphocarpus fruticosus

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Gomphocarpus fruticosus

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species of plant

Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyApocynaceae
Native toAngola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho
Observations recorded14,286

Asclepias fruticosa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 216. 1753.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,531
With media
1,278
Family
Apocynaceae
Collections
SD, RSA, MEL, CM, CDA, DEK
Recorded in
United States, South Africa, Australia, Portugal, Namibia, Brasil, Kenya, Madagascar

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Gomphocarpus
Image
Asclepias fruticosa fruits.jpg
Has use
fiber
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Commons category
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Commons gallery
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
has fruit type
follicle
taxon common name
钉头果
short name
G. fruticosus
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