Cockscomb Gazania (Gazania pectinata)

Cockscomb Gazania, a reference photo — Photo: Andrew massyn · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Gazania pectinata, the cockscomb gazania, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the lower-lying regions and coastal plains of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Cockscomb Gazania 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

Gazania ciliaris
Gazania serrata
Gazania rigida
Gazania linearis
Arctotis breviscapa
Gazania leiopoda

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gazania
Species: Gazania pectinata

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