Muhlenbergia rigens, commonly known as deergrass, is a North American warm season perennial bunchgrass. It is found in sandy or well-drained soils below 7,000 feet (2,100 m) in elevation in the Southwestern United States and parts of Mexico.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Deergrass 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 macroura
- Sporobolus spartinae
- Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
- Muhlenbergia longiligula
- Macrochloa tenacissima
- Festuca californica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Muhlenbergia
- Species
- Muhlenbergia rigens
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