Elasis hirsuta (Kunth) D.R.Hunt is a plant in the Commelinaceae family, order Commelinales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Elasis hirsuta (Kunth) D.R.Hunt

Elasis hirsuta is a subshrub monocotyledonous flowering plant in the dayflower family, endemic to Ecuador.

Family

Commelinaceae

Genus

Elasis

Order

Commelinales

Class

Liliopsida

About Elasis hirsuta (Kunth) D.R.Hunt

Elasis hirsuta (Kunth) D.R.Hunt is a monocotyledonous flowering plant species belonging to the dayflower family. It grows as a subshrub, and it is endemic to Ecuador.

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Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae › Elasis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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