Gomphocarpus fruticosus

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RMFelix

Lion

Hi, this is Gomphocarpus fruticosus, check this link: http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/gomphocarpus_fruticosus.htm
Nice find, this is the host plant of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, that probably exists in that area too. Cheers! Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
1. karin65207
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  thank you so much, Felix. I guess, your are right, even if I am wondering, because never visited Australia.
  A person in Spain told me, that the plant is a so called Spritzgurke. But watching the leaves, this can not be correct. Cheers!:-)
  Good to know you, dear Felix. So I will ask for a help for specifications if you don't mind. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. RMFelix
    
    Lion
    
    No problem whatsoever, me or some other moderators will help you in IDs if needed.
    By the way, thanks for the reminding in this plant, I've just uploaded one of the same species, from Portugal, here:
    
    Cheers* Posted 9 years ago

The Gomphocarpus fruticosus

''Gomphocarpus fruticosus'' is a species of milkweed native to South Africa. It is also common in New Zealand where it is the main host of the monarch butterfly. 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.

The species is closely related to ''Gomphocarpus physocarpus''.

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Similar species: Gentianales

Species identified by karin65207

By karin65207

Uploaded Jul 1, 2016. Captured in Carrer Poblat Típic, 94B, 17487 Empuriabrava, Girona, Spain.

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