Cape Woolseed (Eriospermum capense)

Cape Woolseed, a reference photo — Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Eriospermum capense is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum, indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Cape Woolseed 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

Eriospermum dielsianum
Eriospermum cooperi

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Eriospermum
Species: Eriospermum capense

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