Merwilla plumbea, also known as the blue squill, is a perennial, bulb-forming herb in the small genus Merwilla of the family Asparagaceae. It is endemic to the Drakensberg.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Blue Squill 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
- Ledebouria zebrina
- Ledebouria asperifolia
- Autonoe latifolia
- Autonoe madeirensis
- Drimia altissima
- Schizocarphus nervosus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Merwilla
- Species
- Merwilla plumbea
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