Stoebe prostrata is a shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos. The plant occurs from the northern Cape Peninsula to Bainskloof and the Riviersonderend Mountains. There is a record of a single plant being found at Goedgeloof Peak in the Langeberg.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Creeping 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Stoebe
- Species
- Stoebe prostrata
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