Texas Sacahuiste

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Nolina texana

Texas Sacahuiste, a reference photo
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM · CC0 (licence)

Nolina texana, the Texas sacahuiste or Texas beargrass, is a plant in the asparagus family that resembles a large clump of grass. It grows in the south central United States and Northern Mexico. They are sometimes grown as a garden plant in xeriscape or native plant gardens.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Texas Sacahuiste 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Nolina
Species
Nolina texana

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