Apera spica-venti, the loose silky-bent or common windgrass, is an annual or biannual plant in the genus Apera. It belongs to the family Poaceae. It is a Diploid species meaning that it contains two sets of chromosomes.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Loose Silky-bent 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
- Apera
- Species
- Apera spica-venti
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