Bursera excelsa, the copal, is a species of plant found along the Pacific coast of Mexico.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bursera excelsa 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
- Bursera tomentosa
- Bursera palmeri
- Bursera cuneata
- Bursera copallifera
- Bursera graveolens
- Bursera penicillata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Bursera
- Species
- Bursera excelsa
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