Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Scutia buxifolia 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
- Scutia myrtina
- Atalantia buxifolia
- Psydrax locuples
- Azima tetracantha
- Citrus australis — considered toxic
- Capparis sepiaria
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Scutia
- Species
- Scutia buxifolia
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