Schinus polygama, the Hardee peppertree or Chilean pepper tree, is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae native to Argentina and Chile . Chilean pepper tree is naturalised in California and Queensland.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Chilean pepper tree 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.
Easily confused with
- Schinus fasciculata
- Rhamnus oleoides
- Schinus johnstonii
- Schinus engleri
- Sideroxylon occidentale
- Ochetophila trinervis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Schinus
- Species
- Schinus polygama
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