Lapeirousia barklyi is a perennial geophyte belonging to the genus Lapeirousia and is part of the Succulent Karoo. The species is native to the Northern Cape and southern Namibia and occurs from Lüderitz to Kleinzee. The plant has a range of 6751 km². It is threatened by open pit mining activities from Alexander Bay to Kleinzee and inland in the Orange River Valley to Sendelingsdrift.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Lapeirousia barklyi 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Lapeirousia
- Species
- Lapeirousia barklyi
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