Stackhousia spathulata Sieber ex Spreng. is a plant in the Celastraceae family, order Celastrales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Stackhousia spathulata Sieber ex Spreng.

Stackhousia spathulata Sieber ex Spreng.

Stackhousia spathulata, or coast Stackhousia, is a small Celastraceae species found in sandy habitats of southeastern Australia.

Family
Genus
Stackhousia
Order
Celastrales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Stackhousia spathulata Sieber ex Spreng.

Stackhousia spathulata, commonly known as coast Stackhousia, is a plant species that belongs to the family Celastraceae. It is a widespread small plant, native to southeastern Australia, where it grows in heath and dry sclerophyll forest on sandy substrates, often in areas close to beaches or lagoons. This species grows up to 50 centimetres in height. Its specific epithet, spathulata, refers to the plant's spoon-shaped leaves.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Celastrales Celastraceae Stackhousia

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

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