Ursinia nana DC. is an annual herb belonging to the daisy family of Asteraceae. It native to Africa, where it has a disjunct distribution in northeastern Africa (Eritrea and Ethiopia) and southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, and Zimbabwe). It is a pioneer plant of disturbed ground and usually grows to a height of only 30 cm. It flowers throughout the rainy season and, in mild weather with late rains, well into the autumn months. The leaves are deeply laciniate and bunched.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Little Paraseed 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
- Ursinia
- Species
- Ursinia nana
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