Hyparrhenia rufa is a species of grass known by the common names jaraguá, jaraguá grass, and giant thatching grass. It is native to Africa and it is widespread in the world as a cultivated forage and fodder for livestock and a naturalized and sometimes invasive species.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Thatching 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
- Hyparrhenia hirta
- Hyparrhenia sinaica
- Heteropogon contortus
- Andropogon gayanus
- Hyperthelia dissoluta
- Heteropogon melanocarpus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Hyparrhenia
- Species
- Hyparrhenia rufa
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