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Gastrolobium bilobum
Also called Heart Leaf Poison, Heart Leaved Poison
Heart Leaf Poisonbush is a bushy, up to 4 m shrub from south west Western Australia, grown mainly as a native or curiosity plant rather than a houseplant. It is likely the most toxic species in its genus, so it should be handled with great care.
Gastrolobium bilobum, commonly known as heart-leaved poison, is a bushy shrub which is endemic to south west Western Australia.
The species is a member of the family Fabaceae and is probably the most toxic species in the genus Gastrolobium, containing high levels of monofluoroacetic acid.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gastrolobium bilobum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
