Berkheya carlinopsis Welw. ex O.Hoffm. is a Southern African herb or subshrub belonging to the family Asteraceae and was first described in 1896 in Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 13 34.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Berkheya carlinopsis 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
- Berkheya heterophylla
- Berkheya fruticosa
- Berkheya decurrens
- Berkheya angustifolia
- Berkheya spinosissima
- Berkheya rigida
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Berkheya
- Species
- Berkheya carlinopsis
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