Metalasia cymbifolia is a flowering subshrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Kleinrivier and Babilonstoring Mountains. It grows from 200 - 1900 m and is part of the fynbos.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Thickleaf 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 cymbifolia
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