Oxybasis rubra (until recently known as Chenopodium rubrum), red goosefoot, is an annual plant in the amaranth family. It is native to North America and Eurasia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Red pigweed 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
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Oxybasis
- Species
- Oxybasis rubra
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