East Indian Bristlegrass

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Setaria barbata

East Indian Bristlegrass, a reference photo
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Setaria barbata, with common names bristly foxtail grass, corn grass, Mary grass, and East Indian bristlegrass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae native to tropical Africa and tropical Asia.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of East Indian Bristlegrass 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

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Setaria
Species
Setaria barbata

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