Stipulicida setacea Michx. is a plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Stipulicida setacea Michx. (Stipulicida setacea Michx.)
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Stipulicida setacea Michx.

Stipulicida setacea Michx.

Stipulicida setacea, commonly wireplant, is a flowering plant endemic to the Southeastern US, growing in xeric sandy habitats of the southeast coastal plain.

Genus
Stipulicida
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Stipulicida setacea Michx.

Stipulicida setacea Michx., commonly called wireplant, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to the Southeastern United States. This species only grows in sandy, xeric habitats of the southeast coastal plain. These habitats include longleaf pine sandhills and dry flatwoods.

Photo: (c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric C. Maxwell · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Stipulicida

More from Caryophyllaceae

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

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