Buchnera linearis R.Br. is a plant in the Orobanchaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Buchnera linearis R.Br.

Buchnera linearis R.Br.

Buchnera linearis (blackrod) is a short-lived semi-parasitic flowering herb from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea, first described in 1810 by Robert Brown.

Family
Genus
Buchnera
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Buchnera linearis R.Br.

Buchnera linearis, commonly known as blackrod, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Orobanchaceae family. It is a short-lived, semi-parasitic herb that grows up to 60 cm tall, and is native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. This species was first described by Scottish botanist Robert Brown, and it was one of the many species published in his 1810 work Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Orobanchaceae Buchnera

More from Orobanchaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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