Asclepias stellifera is a flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is a perennial herb native to southern Africa, where it occurs in South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Common meadow-star 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
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
- Species
- Asclepias stellifera
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