Disa atrorubens is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. It occurs from the Cape Peninsula and Cape Hangklip to Nieuwoudtville. The plant flowers only after wildfires and is threatened by development, crop cultivation and invasive plants.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Blood Monadisa 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Disa
- Species
- Disa atrorubens
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