Racinaea insularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. It is sometimes referred to by the common names Galapagos Tillandsia or Galapagos Bromeliad.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Racinaea insularis 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
- Werauhia sanguinolenta
- Werauhia gigantea
- Werauhia werckleana
- Werauhia gladioliflora
- Vriesea rubroviridis
- Racinaea fraseri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Racinaea
- Species
- Racinaea insularis
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