Chironia linoides L. is a plant in the Gentianaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Chironia linoides L. (Chironia linoides L.)
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Chironia linoides L.

Chironia linoides L.

Chironia linoides is a Chironia plant species endemic to the Northern and Western Cape of South Africa.

Family
Genus
Chironia
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Chironia linoides L.

Chironia linoides L., commonly called Cape chiron, Cape centaury, or Kaapse bitterwortel in Afrikaans, is a species belonging to the genus Chironia. This plant species is endemic to South Africa, where it grows in the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Gentianaceae Chironia

More from Gentianaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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