Heliopsis anomala is a Mexican species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northwestern Mexico in mountains and canyons near the Gulf of California. It has been found in both states of the Baja California Peninsula as well as in Sonora (including Isla Tiburón).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Heliopsis anomala 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
- Heliopsis parvifolia
- Heliopsis buphthalmoides
- Viguiera dentata
- Tithonia thurberi
- Simsia calva
- Lasianthaea podocephala
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Heliopsis
- Species
- Heliopsis anomala
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