Bothriochloa laguroides, the silver beard grass, is a species of grass in the genus Bothriochloa of the family Poaceae. The species is native to Mexico and South America.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Silver beard 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
- Bothriochloa torreyana
- Bothriochloa barbinodis
- Bothriochloa longipaniculata
- Bothriochloa springfieldii
- Imperata cylindrica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bothriochloa
- Species
- Bothriochloa laguroides
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