Oreocnide frutescens, the 紫麻 (tsyma), is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia. It typically grows as a 1-3 m tall shrub or small tree; branchlets and petioles are purplish brown; the stem fibres are used to make ropes. The yellow fruits are pleasantly sweet, their flavour is said to resemble strawberries. The species contains four recognized infraspecifics: subsp. frutescens, subsp. insignis, subsp. nivea and subs. occidentalis.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Shrubby Wood Nettle 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
- Rosales
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Oreocnide
- Species
- Oreocnide frutescens
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