Giant Ratstail Grass

Sporobolus pyramidalis is a species of grass native to Africa and Yemen. It does not have a distinct established English name, but it is one of the two species of giant rat's tail grasses. It has become a weed in eastern Australia.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Giant Ratstail Grass 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

• Sporobolus fertilis
• Dinebra nealleyi
• Sporobolus elongatus
• Eragrostis plana
• Sporobolus indicus
• Sporobolus diandrus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Sporobolus

Species

Sporobolus pyramidalis

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