Pied Kalossie (Ixia monadelpha)

Pied Kalossie, a reference photo — Photo: Andrew massyn · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Ixia monadelpha, also known as the pied kalossie or bontkalossie, is an endangered species of geophyte found in wet sandy flats in the southwestern Cape of South Africa.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Pied Kalossie 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

Ixia versicolor

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Ixia
Species: Ixia monadelpha

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