Terracotta Gazania

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Gazania krebsiana

Terracotta Gazania, a reference photo
Photo: Paul venter · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Gazania krebsiana is a species of flowering plant in family Asteraceae. It is a low-growing herbaceous perennial native to Southern Africa, ranging from Angola, Zambia, and Mozambique to South Africa. It is one of some 19 species of Gazania that are exclusively African and predominantly South African - only Gazania krebsiana subsp. serrulata (DC.) Roessler ventures northwards from the Transvaal into tropical Africa.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Terracotta Gazania 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
Gazania
Species
Gazania krebsiana

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