Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Vriesea macrostachya 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
- Vriesea bituminosa
- Werauhia gladioliflora
- Werauhia sanguinolenta
- Vriesea pleiosticha
- Werauhia werckleana
- Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Vriesea
- Species
- Vriesea macrostachya
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