Cone Snakebush (Stoebe fusca)

Cone Snakebush, a reference photo — Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Stoebe fusca is a shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape and is part of the fynbos. It occurs from the Bokkeveldberge escarpment and the Hantam Karoo southwards to Bredasdorp.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Cone Snakebush 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

Stoebe capitata
Stoebe rugulosa
Disparago ericoides

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Stoebe
Species: Stoebe fusca

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