Schizachyrium sanguineum, also known as crimson bluestem, is a species of perennial graminoid found in the United States, as well as in Central and South America. Within the United States, this species occurs in two disconnected regions, one encompassing the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, and the other encompassing Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Crimson Bluestem 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
- Schizachyrium tenerum
- Schizachyrium fragile
- Schizachyrium stoloniferum
- Elionurus tripsacoides
- Anatherum perangustatum
- Trachypogon spicatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Schizachyrium
- Species
- Schizachyrium sanguineum
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