Echinochloa crus-pavonis is a species of grass known by the common name gulf cockspur grass. It is native to much of the Americas, Africa, and part of Asia, and it is known throughout the world as an introduced species. It is an annual grass often exceeding 1.5 meters in maximum height. The inflorescence is divided into several branches coated in green spikelets.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Gulf cockspur 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
- Echinochloa telmatophila
- Echinochloa muricata
- Echinochloa walteri
- Echinochloa crus-galli
- Echinochloa polystachya
- Echinochloa esculenta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Echinochloa
- Species
- Echinochloa crus-pavonis
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