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

Photo of Metalasia muraltiifolia DC. (Metalasia muraltiifolia DC.)
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Metalasia muraltiifolia DC.

Metalasia muraltiifolia DC.

Metalasia muraltiifolia is an endemic fynbos flowering subshrub in Asteraceae from South Africa’s Western Cape.

Family
Genus
Metalasia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Metalasia muraltiifolia DC.

Metalasia muraltiifolia DC., commonly known as Metalasia muraltiifolia, is a flowering subshrub that belongs to the Asteraceae plant family. This species is endemic to the Western Cape region. It can be found growing in the Wemmershoekberge, Slanghoekberge, and southern Hex River Mountains. It grows at elevations ranging from 600 to 1850 meters, and is a component of fynbos vegetation.

Photo: (c) Nick Helme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nick Helme · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Metalasia

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

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