Setaria leucopila, commonly known as streambed bristlegrass or plains bristlegrass, is a perennial prairie grass that is native to the southern plains of the United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Plains bristlegrass 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
- Setaria macrostachya
- Muhlenbergia phleoides
- Cenchrus myosuroides
- Setaria scheelei
- Muhlenbergia alopecuroides
- Setaria palmeri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Setaria
- Species
- Setaria leucopila
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