Simsia lagasceiformis, the annual bush sunflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to seasonally dry tropical areas of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and Guatemala, and it has been introduced to Maryland. It is typically an annual, and can grow to be 13 ft (4 m) tall.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Annual bush sunflower 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
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Simsia
- Species
- Simsia lagasceiformis
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