Dierama dracomontanum, the Drakensberg hairbell, is a perennial geophyte that is part of the Iridaceae family. The species is native to Lesotho and South Africa and occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and the Free State.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dierama dracomontanum 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
- Dierama robustum
- Dierama pulcherrimum
- Dierama latifolium
- Dierama mossii
- Dierama galpinii
- Tritonia drakensbergensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Dierama
- Species
- Dierama dracomontanum
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