Isopogon ceratophyllus, commonly known as the horny cone-bush or wild Irishman, is a plant of the family Proteaceae that is endemic to the coast in Victoria, South Australia and on the Furneaux Group of islands in Tasmania. It is a small woody shrub that grows to 100 cm (40 in) high with prickly foliage. It is extremely sensitive to dieback from the pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Horny Cone-bush 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
- Isopogon
- Species
- Isopogon ceratophyllus
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