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Taxon
Gomphocarpus
physocarpus
Accession: 2019-0639.01
Scientific name:
Gomphocarpus
physocarpus
E.Mey.
Common name:
balloon cottonbush, balloon milkweed
Family:
Apocynaceae subfam. Asclepiadoideae (periwinkle family)
Order:
Gentianales
Distribution:
s Africa
Life form:
Herbaceous Perennial
Usage:
support beneficial insects
Poisonous:
Poisonous if ingested.
Locations
1:
Between Reception Centre and roundabout
• Accession: 2026-0267 • Provenance: Garden
Area
Individual