Turnera ulmifolia, commonly known as the ramgoat dashalong, yellow alder, Cuban buttercup or West Indian holly, is a species of flowering plant in the family Passifloraceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of northern South America and southern Florida. The plant is widely cultivated as an ornamental in tropical and subtropical regions, and has become naturalized worldwide.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Yellow alder 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.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Passifloraceae
- Genus
- Turnera
- Species
- Turnera ulmifolia
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