Myrsine howittiana, the brush muttonwood or muttonwood, is a shrub or small tree in the family Primulaceae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Brush Muttonwood 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
- Myrsine laetevirens
- Myrsine lorentziana
- Ilex mitis — considered toxic
- Xanthostemon oppositifolius
- Rapanea melanophloeos
- Myrsine variabilis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Myrsine
- Species
- Myrsine howittiana
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