Poaceae FAMILY
Eriocoma robusta
Eriocoma robusta
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eriocoma robusta is a perennial, clump-forming grass that usually grows around 100 - 150cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral, western and southern N. America - Wyoming and S. Dakota, south through Arizona and Kansas to Texas and northeast Mexico
HabitatDry plains, hills and dry open woods[ 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. ].