Irish Fleabane

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Pentanema salicinum

Irish Fleabane, a reference photo
Photo: Bernd Haynold · CC BY 2.5 (licence)

Pentanema salicinum (common name Irish fleabane (UK) or willowleaf yellowhead) is a plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is found across Eurasia from Portugal to Japan. It has been reported growing in the wild in a few scattered locations in North America but it has not become widely established there.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Irish Fleabane being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Species
Pentanema salicinum

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