Spurge-laurel

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Daphne laureola

Spurge-laurel, a reference photo
Photo: AndyScott · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Daphne laureola, commonly called spurge-laurel, is a woodland shrub in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae. Its native range covers much of western and southern Europe and extends to Algeria, Morocco and the Azores.

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Is it poisonous?

Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Daphnetoxin and mezerein in bark and berries Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Daphne
Species
Daphne laureola

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