Metalasia lichtensteinii Less. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Metalasia lichtensteinii Less.

Metalasia lichtensteinii Less.

Metalasia lichtensteinii is an endemic semi-shrub of South Africa's Western Cape fynbos, in the Asteraceae family.

Family
Genus
Metalasia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Metalasia lichtensteinii Less.

Metalasia lichtensteinii Less. is a semi-shrub that belongs to the Asteraceae plant family. This species is endemic to South Africa, where it grows in the Western Cape, ranging from the Hottentots Holland Mountains to Kogelberg and Kleinmond. It occupies a total range area of 364 km², and is a component of the fynbos vegetation.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Metalasia

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

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