Ixanthus viscosus (Aiton) Griseb. is a plant in the Gentianaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Ixanthus viscosus (Aiton) Griseb. (Ixanthus viscosus (Aiton) Griseb.)
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Ixanthus viscosus (Aiton) Griseb.

Ixanthus viscosus (Aiton) Griseb.

Ixanthus viscosus is the only species in the monotypic Gentianaceae genus Ixanthus, endemic to Canary Islands laurel fields, with small yellow blooming flowers.

Family
Genus
Ixanthus
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Ixanthus viscosus (Aiton) Griseb.

Ixanthus is a monotypic plant genus that belongs to the Gentianaceae plant family. The only species within this genus is Ixanthus viscosus, which is endemic to laurel fields of the Canary Islands. When this plant blooms, it produces small yellow flowers.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Gentianaceae Ixanthus

More from Gentianaceae

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

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