Blue Chalkstick

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Curio ficoides

Blue Chalkstick, a reference photo
Photo: SAplants · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Curio ficoides, syn. Senecio ficoides, also known as skyscraper senecio, Mount Everest senecio or flat-leaved senecio, is a species of succulent plant, in the genus Curio (Asteraceae), indigenous to South Africa.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Blue Chalkstick being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Curio
Species
Curio ficoides

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