Watsonia aletroides (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl. is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Watsonia aletroides (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl. (Watsonia aletroides (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl.)
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Watsonia aletroides (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl.

Watsonia aletroides (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl.

Watsonia aletroides is a fynbos-endemic Western Cape plant that has lost half its habitat to agriculture.

Family
Genus
Watsonia
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Watsonia aletroides (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl.

Watsonia aletroides is a plant species that belongs to the genus Watsonia, and is a component of fynbos vegetation. This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where its range extends from Bot River to Knysna and Uniondale. The plant has lost 50% of its native habitat as a result of agricultural activities.

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

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Iridaceae Watsonia

More from Iridaceae

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

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