Poaceae FAMILY
Sporobolus cynosuroides
Sporobolus cynosuroides
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sporobolus cynosuroides is a vigorous, perennial grass, spreading freely by means of rhizomes and sometimes forming extensive colonies; it can grow 200 - 350cm tall. The plant is sometimes used in soil stabilization projects and has potential for use as a biomass crop.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern and southern North America - New York and Massachusetts, south to Florida and east to Texas and northern Mexico.
HabitatSalt or brackish marshes along the coast[ 289 Title The National Non-Food Crops Centre Crop Database Publication Author Website http://www.nnfcc.co.uk/crops/pd.cfm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line information source, with information on over 100 species (as of 2006) of plants being investigated as bio-crops. ].