Bulnesia chilensis Gay is a plant in the Zygophyllaceae family, order Zygophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Bulnesia chilensis Gay

Bulnesia chilensis Gay

Bulnesia chilensis is an endemic Zygophyllaceae shrub from northern Chile known locally as retama or retama del cerro.

Genus
Bulnesia
Order
Zygophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Bulnesia chilensis Gay

Bulnesia chilensis Gay is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Zygophyllaceae family. It is a shrub that is endemic to the Atacama and Coquimbo regions of northern Chile. In this area, it is commonly called retama or retama del cerro.

Photo: (c) Patrich Cerpa, all rights reserved, uploaded by Patrich Cerpa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Zygophyllales Zygophyllaceae Bulnesia

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

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