Helietta parvifolia, common name barreta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to southern Texas and northeastern Mexico in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Querétaro, and Hidalgo. It is a shrub reaching 6 m (20 ft) and a member of the Tamaulipan thornscrub community.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Barreta 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Helietta
- Species
- Helietta parvifolia
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