Goniolimon speciosum (L.) Boiss. is a plant in the Plumbaginaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Goniolimon speciosum (L.) Boiss. (Goniolimon speciosum (L.) Boiss.)
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Goniolimon speciosum (L.) Boiss.

Goniolimon speciosum (L.) Boiss.

Goniolimon speciosum is a widespread flowering plant native to parts of Eurasia, regularly consumed by Przewalski's horses.

Genus
Goniolimon
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Goniolimon speciosum (L.) Boiss.

Goniolimon speciosum (L.) Boiss. is a widespread flowering plant species belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae. It has two common names: dwarf statice, which is a name that is also shared with many other species, and plantain-leaved thrift. This species is native to Eurasian steppes, southern and eastern Russia, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang. Przewalski's horses (Equus przewalskii) eat this plant regularly.

Photo: (c) Dmitry Kuzmenckin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dmitry Kuzmenckin · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Plumbaginaceae Goniolimon

More from Plumbaginaceae

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

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