Stillingia aquatica Chapm. is a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Stillingia aquatica Chapm.

Stillingia aquatica Chapm.

Stillingia aquatica is a flowering spurge shrub native to the Southeastern US, described by Alvan Wentworth Chapman in 1860.

Family
Genus
Stillingia
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Stillingia aquatica Chapm.

Stillingia aquatica Chapm., commonly called water toothleaf and corkwood, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus Stillingia in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. This species grows in the Southeastern United States, specifically in portions of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina. It was first described by Alvan Wentworth Chapman in 1860.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Stillingia

More from Euphorbiaceae

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

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