Eriocoma thurberiana is a species of grass known by the common name Thurber's needlegrass. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs from Washington to California and east to Montana and Wyoming.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Thurber'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
- Eriocoma occidentalis
- Nassella cernua
- Aristida schiedeana
- Pappostipa speciosa
- Nassella lepida
- Eriocoma nelsonii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eriocoma
- Species
- Eriocoma thurberiana
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