Eriocoma parishii is a species of grass known by the common name Parish's needlegrass.. It is also known by the synonyms Stipa parishii and Achnatherum parishii. The Jepson Manual 2nd edition (2012) reclassified the plant as Stipa parishii var. parishii.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Parish's 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
- Pappostipa speciosa
- Eriocoma thurberiana
- Eriocoma occidentalis
- Eriocoma coronata
- Thorneochloa diegoensis
- Elymus scribneri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eriocoma
- Species
- Eriocoma parishii
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