Eugenia rhombea, the red stopper, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to southern Florida, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern Venezuela. A shrub or tree reaching 12 ft (3.7 m) with white flowers, it is typically found in rockland hammocks.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Red stopper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Eugenia
- Species
- Eugenia rhombea
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