Plain harlequin-flower (Sparaxis grandiflora)

Plain harlequin-flower, a reference photo — Photo: Andrew massyn · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Sparaxis grandiflora, the plain harlequin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sparaxis, family Iridaceae, found in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Plain harlequin-flower 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

Sparaxis bulbifera
Geissorhiza inflexa
Ixia abbreviata

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Sparaxis
Species: Sparaxis grandiflora

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