Abrotanella forsteroides, commonly known as the Tasmanian cushion plant, is an angiosperm endemic to Tasmania, Australia. The plant is a dicot species in the daisy family Asteraceae and can be identified by its bright green and compact cushion-like appearance.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Tasmanian cushion plant 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.
Easily confused with
- Donatia novae-zelandiae
- Raoulia haastii
- Dracophyllum minimum
- Phyllachne colensoi
- Bolax gummifera
- Werneria humilis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Abrotanella
- Species
- Abrotanella forsteroides
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