Daphne (plant)
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| Daphne laureola in flower | ||||||||||||
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About 50 species, including: |
Daphne is a genus of about 50 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, noted for their scented flowers and poisonous berries. The flowers have four petals, ranging from greenish-yellow to white and bright pink; most of the evergreen species tend to have greenish flowers, while the deciduous species tend to have pink flowers. In many species, flowering is in late winter or very early spring.
| Daphne mezereum in flower | Daphne striata in flower |
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