Schizachyrium tenerum is a species of grass known by the common name slender little bluestem, or slender bluestem. It is native to the Americas, where it occurs in North, Central, and South America. In North America it can be found in the southeastern United States and much of Mexico.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Slender Little 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 sanguineum
- Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- Schizachyrium rhizomatum
- Sporobolus clandestinus
- Muhlenbergia cuspidata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Schizachyrium
- Species
- Schizachyrium tenerum
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