Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dotted myrtle 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
- Gossia acmenoides
- Gossia hillii
- Gossia gonoclada
- Gossia fragrantissima
- Archirhodomyrtus beckleri
- Gossia inophloia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Gossia
- Species
- Gossia punctata
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo