Cyperaceae FAMILY

Fimbristylis spadicea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fimbristylis spadicea is a clump-forming perennial grass-like plant producing a few to many stems 30 - 100cm or more long from a short, thick and hard rhizome[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a fibre[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, north through the Caribbean, C. America to northeastern N. America.

HabitatIn wet soil about streams or swamps, most often in saline flats along the seacoast, ascending to about 1,200 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].