Metalasia cephalotes is a flowering subshrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. The plant occurs in the mountains around Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch including the Hottentots Holland Mountains. It grows on mountain slopes at altitudes of 300 - 1200 m and is part of the fynbos.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Curly 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.
Easily confused with
- Metalasia divergens
- Metalasia cymbifolia
- Metalasia massonii
- Metalasia inversa
- Metalasia fastigiata
- Metalasia muraltiifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Metalasia
- Species
- Metalasia cephalotes
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