Poaceae FAMILY

Sporobolus airoides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sporobolus airoides is a perennial, clump-forming grass with erect to spreading culms 60 - 180cm tall. The plant forms large dense clumps of growth[ 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. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is frequently used in native soil stabilization projects and has potential for use in reclamation projects, where it can be used to remove selenium from the soil..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and western N. America - British Colombia to North Dakota, south to California, Mexico, Texas and Arkansas

HabitatSaline flats, prairies and sands[ 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. ]. Meadows and valleys, especially in moderately saline soils; at elevations from 800 - 2,000 metres[ 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. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].