Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Xanthosoma helleborifolium 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
- Arisaema heterophyllum — considered toxic
- Arisaema ilanense — considered toxic
- Sauromatum venosum
- Xanthosoma wendlandii
- Pinellia pedatisecta
- Dracunculus canariensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Xanthosoma
- Species
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium
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