Poaceae FAMILY

Sporobolus michauxianus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sporobolus michauxianus is a vigorous, perennial grass producing culms 100 - 300cm tall. The plant grows from a highly branched rhizome that forms an open network in the first 30cm of soil - the rhizomes can grow 150 - 300cm a year, reproduction from rhizomes produces a complete cover, often in dense stands where almost no other plants are found. The roots grow from the rhizomes and the base of the clumps and penetrate almost vertically downward to depths of 240 - 330cm[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. , 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. It is used in soil stabilization projects.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - British Colombia and Northwest Territories to Newfoundland , south to Oregon, Utah, Texas and North Carolina

HabitatShores and gravels[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ] and in marshes and sloughs[ 162 Title Ornamental Grasses. Publication Author Grounds. R. Publisher Christopher Helm Year 1989 ISBN 0-7470-1219-9 Description Cultivation details of many of the grasses and bamboos. Well illustrated. ]. Usually found in freshwater marshes, though extending into saline marshes near the coast[ 236 Title Manual of the Grasses of the United States Publication Author Hitchcock. A. S. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1971 ISBN 0-486-22717-0 Description A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader. ].