
Poaceae FAMILY
Sporobolus flexuosus
Sporobolus flexuosus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sporobolus flexuosus is an evergreen, perennial grass, occasionally growing as an annual. It grows in clumps, producing erect culms 30 - 120cm tall[ 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 food. It is used within its native range to stabilize soils, especially on sandy dunes.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California to Montana, south to northern Mexico and Texas
HabitatDeserts; at elevations up to 1,200 metres in California[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ].