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Euphorbiaceae

Gulf sebastian-bush

Ditrysinia fruticosa (W.Bartram) Govaerts & Frodin

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Ditrysinia

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Common names

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English
Gulf sebastian-bush

Synonyms

  • Ditrysinia ligustrina (Michx.) Raf.
  • Gymnanthes ligustrina (Michx.) Müll.Arg.
  • Sebastiania fruticosa (W.Bartram) Fernald
  • Sebastiania ligustrina (Michx.) Müll.Arg.
  • Stillingia frutescens Bosc ex Steud.
  • Stillingia fruticosa Michx. ex Spreng.
  • Stillingia fruticosa W.Bartram
  • Stillingia ligustrina Michx.

Flowers

Flower colour
green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Toxicity: Severe, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.