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Gomphocarpus physocarpus, commonly known as hairy balls, balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls, nailhead, or swan plant, [2] is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae, related to the milkweeds. The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalized as it is often used as an ornamental plant.
Gomphocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is in the milkweed subfamily Asclepiadoideae, and its members are considered milkweeds. It is in the milkweed subfamily Asclepiadoideae, and its members are considered milkweeds.
Physocarpus are deciduous shrubs with peeling bark [2] and alternately arranged leaves. The leaves are palmate with 3 to 7 lobes and often toothed edges. The inflorescence is a cluster of bell-shaped flowers with 5 rounded white or pink petals and many stamens.
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Gomphocarpus fruticosus (swan plant; narrow-leaved cotton bush) is a species of plant native to South Africa. [2] It is also common in Australia and New Zealand where it is a host of the monarch butterfly . [ 3 ]
Physocarpus capitatus is a dense deciduous shrub growing to 1–2.5 metres (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 –8 feet) tall. The reddish-gray bark , which is flaky and peels away in many irregular thin layers. The leaves are distinctively grape or maple -like, palmately lobed, and 3–14 centimetres (1– 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long and broad.