Ferraria crispa Burm. is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Ferraria crispa Burm. (Ferraria crispa Burm.)
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Ferraria crispa Burm.

Ferraria crispa Burm.

Ferraria crispa Burm. is a South African native flowering plant in the Iridaceae family, known as black flag in Australia and starfish lily.

Family
Genus
Ferraria
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Ferraria crispa Burm.

Ferraria crispa Burm. is a monocotyledonous flowering plant species that belongs to the Iridaceae plant family. It is native to South Africa. In Australia, it is commonly called black flag, and it also has the alternative common name starfish lily.

Photo: (c) Martjie Fia Fourie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Martjie Fia Fourie · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Iridaceae Ferraria

More from Iridaceae

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

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