Stoebe rugulosa is a shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld. It occurs from Caledon to Albertinia and has a range of 5000 km² where there are five subpopulations. The plant has lost more than 70% of its habitat to the cultivation of wheat over the past 80 years. It is also threatened by invasive plants.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Purple 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 rugulosa
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