Musschia wollastonii Lowe is a plant in the Campanulaceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Musschia wollastonii Lowe

Musschia wollastonii Lowe

Musschia wollastonii is a flowering plant in Campanulaceae, endemic to laurisilva forests of Madeira Island.

Family
Genus
Musschia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Musschia wollastonii Lowe

Musschia wollastonii Lowe is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Campanulaceae family. This species is endemic to Madeira Island. Its populations grow in scattered locations at elevations between 400 and 900 meters, with most populations occurring on the island’s northern slope. It can be found growing in humid valleys, within the shaded understory of laurisilva forests, where Ocotea foetens is the dominant tree species. The estimated extent of occurrence for Musschia wollastonii is 524 km².

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Campanulaceae Musschia

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

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