Question
Today I received a full flat of "palm grass" left over from a local garden store's Mother's Day project.  The only problem is "palm grass" (while an apt description of the plant's appearance) is not the proper name for the plant!  I am trying to determine if it is pet (cat and dog) safe.  Most of my reading indicates that toxic plants repel animals (if not by smell, then by taste), I would prefer to be assured they're ok before dispersing them throughout my house.  

The plant is growing in a small bundle of roughly a dozen-or-so leaves coming all out of the same root base (like daffodils - all the leaves come together at the base).  The leaves are skinny (about 1/4 inch wide at the broadest part), taper to a pointed end, are roughly 12 inches long, and sort of curl/bend over.  (The leaves are essentially identical in appearance to those of a pony tail palm bonsai tree.)

Any suggestions on the identification of this plant, and whether or not it is animal safe?  (Care tips would be great too--all I was told is that it is an "indoor" plant, not a decorative outdoor grass.)

Thank-you!!

Answer
Andrea,

Your palm grass is I suspect, a Dwarf Egyptian Paper Plant
Latin Name: Cyperus papyrus 'Dwarf' you can see a picture of it in flower at the following website and get more care info.
http://www.plantcare.com/encyclopedia/dwarf-egyptian-paper-plant-375.aspx

It is animal safe if that is your plant. If that is not your plant you need to email me a picture to [email protected] and I will identify it for you. If you have more questions after looking at that website you may also email those to me. Good luck.

Darlene