Edmondia sesamoides (L.) Hilliard is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Edmondia sesamoides (L.) Hilliard (Edmondia sesamoides (L.) Hilliard)
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Edmondia sesamoides (L.) Hilliard

Edmondia sesamoides (L.) Hilliard

Edmondia sesamoides is a 30 cm tall endemic shrub found in fynbos on sandstone slopes of South Africa's Northern and Western Cape, flowering August to December.

Family
Genus
Edmondia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Edmondia sesamoides (L.) Hilliard

Edmondia sesamoides (L.) Hilliard is a shrub that reaches only 30 centimeters in height. This species is endemic to South Africa's Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, where it grows in fynbos vegetation on sandstone slopes. It produces flowers from August to December each year.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Edmondia

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

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