Passerina obtusifolia Thoday is a plant in the Thymelaeaceae family, order Malvales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Passerina obtusifolia Thoday

Passerina obtusifolia Thoday

Passerina obtusifolia, or Karoo gonna, is an endemic South African shrub from the Passerina genus.

Family
Genus
Passerina
Order
Malvales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Passerina obtusifolia Thoday

Passerina obtusifolia, commonly known as the Karoo gonna, is a shrub that is part of the genus Passerina. This species is endemic to South Africa, where it grows in the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, and Western Cape provinces.

Photo: (c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malvales Thymelaeaceae Passerina

More from Thymelaeaceae

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

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