Lophostemon confertus (syn. Tristania conferta) is an evergreen tree native to Australia, though it is cultivated in the United States and elsewhere. Common names include brush box, Queensland box, Brisbane box, pink box, box scrub, and vinegartree. Its natural range in Australia is northeast New South Wales and coastal Queensland but it is commonly used as a street tree in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and other cities in eastern Australia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Brush Box 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
- Lophostemon suaveolens
- Syncarpia glomulifera
- Eucalyptus pellita
- Lophostemon lactifluus
- Eucalyptus urophylla
- Endiandra sieberi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Lophostemon
- Species
- Lophostemon confertus
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