Abutilon leucopetalum commonly known as desert Chinese lantern, is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small shrub with yellow flowers and branches densely covered with soft hairs.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Desert Chinese Lantern 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
- Abutilon otocarpum
- Abutilon pannosum
- Abutilon grandiflorum
- Abutilon pycnodon
- Abutilon guineense
- Abutilon lepidum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Abutilon
- Species
- Abutilon leucopetalum
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