Pappophorum vaginatum is a species of grass known by the common name whiplash pappusgrass. It is native to the Americas, where it occurs in Arizona, Texas, northern Mexico, and part of South America extending from Uruguay to Argentina.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Whiplash Pappusgrass 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
- Digitaria californica
- Pappophorum bicolor
- Muhlenbergia alopecuroides
- Muhlenbergia phleoides
- Anthephora pubescens
- Elionurus barbiculmis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Pappophorum
- Species
- Pappophorum vaginatum
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