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Eragrostis mexicana, the Mexican lovegrass, is an annual grass found from North America down to Argentina. Its specific epithet "mexicana" means "from Mexico". Its diploid number is 60.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mexican Lovegrass 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
- Eragrostis pilosa
- Eragrostis virescens
- Eragrostis cylindriflora
- Eragrostis tenuifolia
- Eragrostis multicaulis
- Eragrostis ferruginea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eragrostis
- Species
- Eragrostis mexicana
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