Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red gorgonian 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
- Leptogorgia palma
- Subergorgia suberosa
- Leptogorgia alba
- Eunicella albicans
- Eunicella singularis
- Muricea fruticosa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Malacalcyonacea
- Family
- Gorgoniidae
- Genus
- Leptogorgia
- Species
- Leptogorgia chilensis
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