Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Kei Firelily 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.
Easily confused with
- Cyrtanthus galpinii
- Cyrtanthus elatus
- Hippeastrum puniceum — considered toxic
- Hippeastrum striatum — considered toxic
- Hippeastrum morelianum — considered toxic
- Hippeastrum glaucescens — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Cyrtanthus
- Species
- Cyrtanthus sanguineus
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