Butterfly Bush

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Kunzea ambigua

Butterfly Bush, a reference photo
Photo: Casliber · Public domain

Kunzea ambigua, commonly known as white kunzea or tick bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with linear to narrowly lance-shaped leaves and white, more or less sessile flowers and dehiscent fruit.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Butterfly Bush 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
Myrtales
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Kunzea
Species
Kunzea ambigua

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