Metalasia fastigiata is a flowering semi-shrub that is part of the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. The plant occurs from Calvinia and Nieuwoudtville, southwards to Wellington. It is especially abundant in the Olifants River Mountains and around Piketberg.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Upright 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 erubescens
- Metalasia massonii
- Metalasia cephalotes
- Metalasia cymbifolia
- Metalasia muraltiifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Metalasia
- Species
- Metalasia fastigiata
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