Phleum arenarium, the sand cat's tail or sand timothy, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. It is native to Europe, Morocco, and the Levant, and it has been introduced to a number of locales around the world; the U.S. states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon, Primorsky Krai, and Western Australia. An annual, it is typically found in coastal dunes and other sandy areas. It is occasionally available from commercial suppliers.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sand Cat's-tail 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
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phleum
- Species
- Phleum arenarium
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