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Cneorum tricoccon

smooth widow wail

Other common names
spurge olive
Synonyms
Botanical details
Family
Rutaceae
Native to the UK
No
Potentially harmful
Genus

Cneorum

Genus description

Cneorum are evergreen shrubs or small trees, with simple, leathery leaves and small, solitary or clustered, 3 or 4-petalled yellow flowers in the leaf axils, followed by 3-lobed fruits

Name status

Correct

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