Question: Aloha, located here on the Big Island of Hawaii. We have a very prolific wild grass I believe to be …
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Aloha, located here on the Big Island of Hawaii. We have a very prolific wild grass I believe to be Colombia Blue Stem aka Schizachyrium condensatum. Could you confirm this to be the correct species and is there any toxic attributes to this grass? I would like to use it to feed my rabbits but don't want to get them sick. If you know any nutritional information on this grass I would appreciate that as well.
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Dear Splocal, good morning (here). I can't help you except to write that the image is consistent with Schizachyrium condensatum. You are a long way from my region of expertise (northeasstern North America). Some cosmopolitan plants I can recognize, but I have no field experience with this grass. It is likely the grass is appropriate for animals given the high quality forage of many blue-stem species (though I do not know this for certain). Best wishes.
