Column Disa (Disa cylindrica)

Column Disa, a reference photo — Photo: Bolus, Harry · Public domain

Disa cylindrica is a perennial plant and geophyte that belongs to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Eastern Cape and Western Cape.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Column Disa 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

Pterygodium bicolorum
Disa densiflora
Disa pygmaea

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Disa
Species: Disa cylindrica

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