Firecrackerbush (Bouvardia ternifolia)

Firecrackerbush, a reference photo — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Bouvardia ternifolia, the firecracker bush, is a shrub widespread across much of Mexico, the range extending south into Honduras and north into the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico and Texas).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Firecrackerbush 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

Bouvardia laevis

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Bouvardia
Species: Bouvardia ternifolia

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