Table Mountain Watsonia (Watsonia tabularis)

Table Mountain Watsonia, a reference photo — Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Watsonia tabularis, the Table Mountain watsonia is a plant that belongs to the genus Watsonia and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Table Mountain Watsonia 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

Watsonia fourcadei
Watsonia zeyheri
Watsonia schlechteri
Watsonia pillansii
Watsonia spectabilis
Watsonia vanderspuyae

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Watsonia
Species: Watsonia tabularis

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