Faurea saligna is a graceful, semi-deciduous tree in the family Proteaceae. It grows to about 10 metres (33 ft), or up to 20 metres (66 ft) under forest conditions. Found from tropical Africa south to the Transvaal, Swaziland and Natal, often in large communities on sandy soil and along stream beds.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Willow beechwood 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
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Faurea
- Species
- Faurea saligna
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