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Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, formerly known as Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is native to Madagascar. It is widely sold as a house or garden plant that has established itself in the wild in some southern parts of the United States of America. The specific epithet fedtschenkoi honors botanist Boris Fedtschenko (1873-1947). Its genome has been sequenced as a model to study CAM metabolism.

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Is it poisonous?

Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Bufadienolides; cardiotoxic to animals Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Kalanchoe marnieriana — considered toxic
• Kalanchoe laxiflora — considered toxic
• Kalanchoe marmorata — considered toxic
• Kalanchoe pumila — considered toxic
• Kalanchoe miniata — considered toxic
• Hylotelephium sieboldii

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Crassulaceae

Genus

Kalanchoe

Species

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

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