Metalasia lichtensteinii is a semi-shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Western Cape, from the Hottentots Holland Mountains to Kogelberg and Kleinmond. The plant has a range of 364 km² and is part of the fynbos.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Metalasia lichtensteinii 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 compacta
- Metalasia inversa
- Metalasia cephalotes
- Metalasia massonii
- Metalasia muraltiifolia
- Metalasia strictifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Metalasia
- Species
- Metalasia lichtensteinii
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