Aristida contorta, commonly known as bunched kerosene grass, kerosene grass, bunched windgrass, silvergrass, mulga grass, sand speargrass, and medicine grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae that is native in Australia. The Walmajarri name for this species is Ngirrirli.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bunched kerosene grass 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
- Aristida holathera
- Austrostipa nitida
- Stipagrostis uniplumis
- Stipagrostis ciliata
- Stipagrostis obtusa
- Austrostipa elegantissima
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Aristida
- Species
- Aristida contorta
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