Sporobolus spartinae is a species of grass known by the common names gulf cordgrass and sacahuista. It is native to the Americas, where it occurs from the Gulf Coast of the United States south to Argentina.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Gulf Cordgrass 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 rigens
- Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
- Muhlenbergia macroura
- Sporobolus bakeri
- Paspalum quadrifarium
- Coleataenia abscissa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sporobolus
- Species
- Sporobolus spartinae
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