Wilsonia backhousei Hook.fil. is a plant in the Convolvulaceae family, order Solanales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Wilsonia backhousei Hook.fil.

Wilsonia backhousei Hook.fil.

Wilsonia backhousei is a native Australian plant species found across five Australian states, with an eponymous scientific naming history.

Genus
Wilsonia
Order
Solanales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Wilsonia backhousei Hook.fil.

Wilsonia backhousei Hook.fil. is a plant species that is native to Australia. Within Australia, it occurs in the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania. The genus Wilsonia was named for English botanist John Wilson by Scottish botanist Robert Brown. This species, Wilsonia backhousei, was named for English nurseryman and botanical collector James Backhouse by British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Solanales Convolvulaceae Wilsonia

More from Convolvulaceae

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

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