Haplophyton crooksii (L.D.Benson) L.D.Benson is a plant in the Apocynaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Haplophyton crooksii (L.D.Benson) L.D.Benson
Haplophyton crooksii, the insecticidal cockroach plant, is a small yellow-flowered herb native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Haplophyton crooksii is a plant species native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico. It is an herb that grows up to 60 centimeters tall, and bears showy yellow flowers. This species grows on rocky slopes in desert scrub and desert grassland habitats. It is commonly known as the cockroach plant, or hierba de la cucaracha, a name that refers to its insecticidal properties.
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Parsonsia straminea (R.Br.) F.Muell.
Dischidia formosana Maxim.
Pachypodium densiflorum Baker
Pachypodium rutenbergianum Vatke
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
Kopsia fruticosa (Ker Gawl.) A.DC.
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