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Species profile—Gomphocarpus fruticosus (narrow-leaved cotton bush)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → ApocynaceaeGomphocarpus fruticosus (narrow-leaved cotton bush)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Apocynaceae
Scientific name
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton
Common name
narrow-leaved cotton bush
WildNet taxon ID
9251
Alternate name(s)
swan plant
wild cotton
narrow-leaf cotton bush
narrow leaf cotton bush
milkweed
duck bush
cotton bush
cape cotton
balloon cotton bush
balloon cotton
Arghel of Syria
arghel
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=9251.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024