Passerina montana, the mountain gonna, is a shrub belonging to the genus Passerina. The species is native to Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. In South Africa, the plant occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, the Eastern Cape and the Free State.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dragon Gonna 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
- Passerina rigida
- Passerina corymbosa
- Passerina paleacea
- Ozothamnus cupressoides
- Passerina galpinii
- Erica reunionensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Thymelaeaceae
- Genus
- Passerina
- Species
- Passerina montana
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