Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia (Ortega) Meisn. is a plant in the Polygonaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia (Ortega) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia (Ortega) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia is a flowering plant native to parts of South America, introduced to Portugal and its island archipelagos.

Family
Genus
Muehlenbeckia
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia (Ortega) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia is a flowering plant species. It is native to South America, where it occurs in northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and southern Brazil. It has been introduced to regions outside of its native range, specifically Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira archipelagos.

Photo: (c) Horacio Sirolli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Horacio Sirolli · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia

More from Polygonaceae

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

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