Anthoxanthum redolens, also known as holy grass, kāretu (Te Reo Māori), and cinnamon grass (Falkland Islands), is a species of grass native mostly to the Southern Hemisphere, as well as Ecuador. It was originally described as Holcus redolens by Martin Vahl in 1791 from a specimen collected in Tierra del Fuego.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Karetu 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Anthoxanthum
- Species
- Anthoxanthum redolens
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