Buffalo Nut is a fairly common medium-sized, alternate-leaved, deciduous shrub in the sandalwood family.
Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
Spikes of greenish flowers appear in spring.
Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08.
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| Buffalo Nut is a fairly common medium-sized, alternate-leaved, deciduous shrub in the sandalwood family. Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08. |
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| Spikes of greenish flowers appear in spring. Haywood Co., NC 5/9/08. |
| Buffalo Nut is parasitic on the roots of various broadleaf tree and shrub species. Clay Co. NC 5/14/05. |
| Clay Co. NC 5/14/05. |
| The flowers are 5-parted. The fruits are poisonous. Clay Co. NC 5/14/05. |
| The fruit is an odd pear-shaped drupe. Buncombe Co., NC 7/8/06. |
| Alleghany Co., NC 9/23/06. |
More information:
Poisonous Plants of North Carolina
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