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Snake-head Bloom - Deadly beauty This cluster of flowers from the Snake-head flower (Drimia altissima) normally occurs during the start of the Namibian summer. It will be the first green shoots appearing after a dry and brown winter. Domestic animals (such as cattle) will easily and readily eat this plant, and then, after drinking water, die. This plant contains strychnine poison. Drimia altissima,Geotagged,Namibia,Spring,Tall white squill,bloom,dangerous,deadly,flower,green,poisonous,toxic,toxin,white Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Snake-head Bloom - Deadly beauty

This cluster of flowers from the Snake-head flower (Drimia altissima) normally occurs during the start of the Namibian summer. It will be the first green shoots appearing after a dry and brown winter. Domestic animals (such as cattle) will easily and readily eat this plant, and then, after drinking water, die. This plant contains strychnine poison.

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The Tall white squill

Drimia altissima is a tall perennial bulbous plant found in tropical Africa.
The bulb is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Jan 17, 2015. Captured Nov 23, 2012 07:09 in D3305, Namibia.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T2i
  • f/18.0
  • 1/790s
  • ISO1000
  • 55mm

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