Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Desert-olive 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
- Forestiera angustifolia
- Forestiera phillyreoides
- Sideroxylon occidentale
- Lycium berlandieri
- Citharexylum brachyanthum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Forestiera
- Species
- Forestiera shrevei
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