Passerina rigida, the dune gonna, is a shrub belonging to the genus Passerina. The species is endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Beach 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 corymbosa
- Passerina montana
- Passerina paleacea
- Passerina galpinii
- Passerina falcifolia
- Ozothamnus cupressoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Thymelaeaceae
- Genus
- Passerina
- Species
- Passerina rigida
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