Muhlenbergia macroura is a North American species of grass. It is a perennial grass that is endemic to Mexico and Guatemala. A common name of the grass is Mexican broomroot. The plant is cultivated and harvested for its roots, which may be woven into brooms or brushes. It is a major part of the diet of the volcano rabbit.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Muhlenbergia macroura 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
- Muhlenbergia rigens
- Sporobolus spartinae
- Jarava ichu
- Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
- Miscanthus junceus
- Poa labillardierei
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Muhlenbergia
- Species
- Muhlenbergia macroura
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