Eriocoma nelsonii is a species of grass known by the common names Columbia needlegrass, subalpine needlegrass, and western needlegrass. It is native to western North America, from Yukon and British Columbia to California to Texas.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Columbia needlegrass 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
- Eriocoma lemmonii
- Nassella viridula
- Eriocoma occidentalis
- Eriocoma thurberiana
- Hesperostipa curtiseta
- Elymus albicans
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eriocoma
- Species
- Eriocoma nelsonii
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