Mountain Hairgrass (Vahlodea atropurpurea)

Mountain Hairgrass, a reference photo — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Vahlodea is a monotypic genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Mountain Hairgrass 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

Festuca altaica
Poa wheeleri
Graphephorum melicoides
Poa alpina
Poa laxa

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Vahlodea
Species: Vahlodea atropurpurea

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