Gomphocarpus fruticosus

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Image: R. Omlor • Accession: 200201802/1

Scientific name: Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton

Common name: Baumwoll-Seidenpflanze, Strauchige Seidenpflanze, Narrow-leaved Cotton Bush

Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)

Synonym: Asclepias fruticosa

Distribution: Eritrea to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula

Hardiness: Zone 9 (-6.6 to - 1.2 °C)

Life form: sub-shrub

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1: Systematic beds 28b - Gentianales (SYS-28b) • Accession: 200201802 • Provenance: Garden

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