The following plants are the most toxic to dogs and should never be made available to them under any circumstances: This clade has a number of genetically divergent lineages (I:a,b,c,d,e,f,g,). Purple Hopseed Bush. Sydney is just one of countless pets poisoned by ingesting Sago palm, a popular decorative plant commonly sold without any warnings about its toxicity. The plant is widely distributed in the particular regions of Australia, Africa, Mexico, New Zealand, India, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, Florida, Arizona, South America and elsewhere. In New Zealand, where it is the heaviest of any native wood, the Maori have traditionally used it for making weapons, carved walking staves, axe-handles, and weights on drill shafts. Foliage is comprised of long narrow leaves, 3-4 in. However, the fruit is poisonous, since it contains saponin, a compound which is characteristic of the soapbush family. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). The wood is extremely tough and durable. Sometimes this method is also used to obtain female plants with their winged fruits for the aesthetic value. - Uses . Pinkish fruit brightens the plant in summer. In the past D. viscosa was used instead of hops for beer brewing by Australians (as reflected in the name “hopbush”).[10]. See also a great photo from Arizona State University of many bushes in the Superstition Mountains northeast of Phoenix at about 3,000 elevation. There are several subspecies as follows:[14]. D. viscosa is a shrub growing to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) tall,[3] rarely a small tree to 9 m (30 ft) tall. ASDM: “In the Sonoran Desert region, Hopbush occurs from central Arizona to Sonora and Baja California, from 2000 to 5000 feet (600-1500 m) elevation, always at the upper margin of the desert and often in acidic soils. [6], Australian common names include: broad leaf hopbush, candlewood, giant hopbush, narrow leaf hopbush, sticky hopbush, native hop bush, soapwood, switchsorrel, wedge leaf hopbush, and native hop.[7]. The Group II plants of D. viscosa is present almost everywhere on the continent. (Source), “The bark is sometimes used in poultices for swellings and headaches and is added to baths. In New Guinea, people use it as incense for funerals. The cultivar 'Purpurea', with purple foliage, is widely grown as a garden shrub. There is also a hypothesis of ongoing gene flow between D. procumbens and D. viscosa’s Group II resulting from hybridization events of two populations in central regions of South Australia. [8] It was also used to stimulate lactation in mothers, as a dysentery treatment, to cure digestive system disorders, skin problems and rheumatism in Africa and Asia. True hops, Humulus lupulus, is in an unrelated family. Reviewed for accuracy on May 14, 2019, by Dr. Hanie Elfenbein, DVM, PhD When your dog eats something dangerous, like poisonous plants, it’s a terrifying situation. Its flowering spike has a yellow-green hood (technically known as a spathe) surrounding the flower spike (spadix). Height: 11 - 15 feet. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. . Hopbush is related to the Western Soapberry tree (see my ADI article). Plus, it will be in full sun. Group I e: D. viscosa Oman, D. viscosa South Africa1, D. viscosa India, Group I f: D. viscosa South Africa 3, D. viscosa South Africa 4, D. South Africa 2, D. viscosa New Caledonia 1, D. viscosa New Caledonia 2, D. viscosa Papua New Guinea, Group I g: D. viscosa ssp burmanniana 1, D. viscosa ssp burmanniana 2. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T66292425A146224257.en, "Auwahi: Ethnobotany of a Hawaiian Dryland Forest", "Phylogenetics of hopbushes and pepperflowers (Dodonaea, Diplopeltis – Sapindaceae), based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and partial ETS sequences incorporating secondary-structure models", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dodonaea_viscosa&oldid=1003153492, Taxa named by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 January 2021, at 17:22. You can see many specimens on the grounds of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. In New Guinea, people use it as incense for funerals. Inconspicuous clusters of small, greenish flowers are followed by showy winged fruits resembling hops on female plants. Oleander (Nerium oleander) is a fast-growing evergreen shrub that's hardy and fairly low-maintenance.In fact, because of its hardiness, the plant is considered invasive in certain parts of the Southwest and around the Gulf Coast. A simple step to take to minimize the risks to your turtles and tortoises is to learn the names of all the plants in your home and yard so that you can prevent any untoward contact with poisonous plants. It is drought-tolerant and has the ability to withstand wildfires. We have dogs. D. viscosa shrubs are somewhat shade tolerant and suitable for riparian and restoration projects. It is identified that D. viscosa split into two intraspecific groups (group I, II) in the Pleistocene 1.1–2.1 Ma (million years ago) (95% Highest Posterior Density, HPD).