Wyethia amplexicaulis is a common herbaceous perennial plant from the northwestern United States called northern wyethia, northern mule ears, or black sunflower.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Northern mule's ears 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
- Wyethia arizonica
- Wyethia longicaulis
- Wyethia glabra
- Balsamorhiza careyana
- Wyethia helenioides
- Wyethia mollis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Wyethia
- Species
- Wyethia amplexicaulis
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