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Daphne gnidium
Also called Spurge Flax
Daphne gnidium, the flax-leaved daphne, is a poisonous evergreen shrub from the northern and western Mediterranean region, with narrow, dense dark-green foliage and white fragrant flowers.
Daphne gnidium contains the toxins mezerein and daphnetoxin. All parts of the plant are considered highly poisonous. Skin contact with the sap can cause dermatitis The chance of death is small yet possible within 6 hours after direct consumption. At least severe anabolic and indigestive reactions are expected, which may also trigger lethal allergic reactions.
Daphne gnidium grows well in sandy loam. It grows in fields, woodlands, garrigues, and hillsides, and is native to the areas surrounding the north and west of the Mediterranean Sea in southern Europe from Portugal east to Greece, and northwestern Africa in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Daphne gnidium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
