Boerhavia dominii, commonly known as tarvine, is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae. It is native to Australia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Tah-vine 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
- Boerhavia glabrata
- Boerhavia torreyana
- Boerhavia erecta
- Boerhavia diffusa
- Boerhavia triquetra
- Boerhavia repens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Boerhavia
- Species
- Boerhavia dominii
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