Threlkeldia diffusa R.Br. is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Threlkeldia diffusa R.Br.

Threlkeldia diffusa R.Br.

Threlkeldia diffusa (coast bonefruit) is a small perennial Australian herb found on coasts and saline flats, blooming green spring flowers.

Family
Genus
Threlkeldia
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Threlkeldia diffusa R.Br.

Threlkeldia diffusa R.Br., commonly called coast bonefruit, is a perennial herb native to Australia. It grows in Australian coastal areas and saline flats. Its growth habit is sometimes prostrate, and when upright it can reach up to 0.4 metres tall. In its native Australian range, it produces green flowers between October and November, during the spring season.

Photo: (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Threlkeldia

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

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