Metalasia adunca is a shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Northern Cape and Western Cape, from Hondeklip Bay to the Cape Flats. The species has a range of 17 500 km² and of the eighteen known populations, five have already been lost to suburban development and crop cultivation. The species is part of the fynbos.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Crooked Blombush 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Metalasia
- Species
- Metalasia adunca
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