SCIENTIFIC NAME: Onosmodium molle (Ososmodium hispidissimum)
COMMON NAME: Marbleseed
INSECT/ANIMAL INTERACTIONS:
- Larvae of some tiger moths & larvae of the Painted Lady butterfly also feed on the leaves.
- The foliage may contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids that are toxic.
- Not a preferred source of food for mammals because of its bristly hairs.